Food Webs, Energy Pyramids

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is all of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other.

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Which organism receives energy from a snake?

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Hawk

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What are animals called in a food chain?

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Consumers

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Where does the energy in a food chain start?

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Sun

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What kind of living thing can make its own food?

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Producer

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What is a food chain?

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

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers create their own food through photosynthesis and provide energy for consumers.

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What are decomposers?

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Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun.