Eng Food Webs & Chains

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that uses the energy of the sun to create food (glucose).

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What do the arrows in a food chain or food web represent?

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They show the direction in which energy moves between organisms.

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What is the source of energy for all living beings?

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The sun.

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What is a Decomposer?

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An organism that obtains energy by decomposing dead organisms, non-living material, or waste.

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What is a Carnivore?

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An organism that obtains energy from eating meat.

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that obtains energy by consuming other organisms.

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What is a Herbivore?

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An organism that obtains energy by eating plants.

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What is an Omnivore?

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An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a Food Web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.