Energy in an Ecosystem

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What are organisms that produce their own food using sunlight?

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Producers

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What do we call animals that eat plants and other animals?

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Consumers

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What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivore

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What is the term for organisms that break down dead material?

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Decomposers

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What is the primary source of energy for all food chains?

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Sun

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What happens to a predator population when its food supply increases?

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The predator population gets larger.

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What do we call animals that only eat meat?

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Carnivores

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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They convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a niche?

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The role or function of an organism within its ecosystem.