Food Chain and Food Web Vocabulary

Front

What is an organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes?

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Heterotroph

Front

What process do plants use to turn sunlight into food?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy?

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Food chain

Front

What do you call an animal that eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivore

Front

What is an organism that obtains energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms or their remains?

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Consumer

Front

What is the term for organisms that produce their own food using sunlight?

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Autotroph

Front

What is a complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem?

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Food web

Front

What do you call the role of an organism in its environment, including its habitat and interactions?

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Niche

Front

What is the term for organisms that break down dead or decaying matter?

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Decomposer

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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Sunlight