M2 Ecosystems Review

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An animal that is hunted by other animals for food is called _____________.

Back

Prey

Front

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

Back

Energy flows in many directions in a food web and only in one direction in a food chain.

Front

An organism that hunts other animals is a __________.

Back

Predator

Front

Why are producers always the first organism in a food chain?

Back

They provide the energy for other living things.

Front

Where does the energy that starts the food chain come from?

Back

Sun

Front

What are producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Organisms that create their own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

Front

What role do consumers play in an ecosystem?

Back

Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

Front

Define a food chain.

Back

A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next one in the chain.

Front

Define a food web.

Back

A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

Front

What is a decomposer?

Back

An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.