Food Webs: Cycling of Matter and Flow of Energy

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What process do our bodies use to make energy from food?

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Cellular respiration

Front

What are the final products of photosynthesis?

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Oxygen and sugar

Front

What do we call a grasshopper that eats the seeds of a plant?

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Consumer

Front

What is the chemical process by which plants make their own food?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What organisms break down dead things?

Back

Decomposers

Front

What is a producer in a food web?

Back

An organism that makes its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

Front

What is a consumer in a food web?

Back

An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

Front

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Back

They break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun

Front

What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

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Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.