Ecosystems, Food chain and Food web

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living beings along with their environment.

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What is a habitat?

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The environment or specific type of place where a living being lives.

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What is a food chain?

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

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What are consumers?

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Organisms that cannot produce their own food and must eat other organisms; they can be herbivores, omnivores, or carnivores.

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What is an herbivore?

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An organism that primarily consumes plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily consumes meat.

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What is an omnivore?

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An organism that consumes both plants, fruits, and meats.

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What happens to energy as it moves up the food chain?

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Energy decreases each time it moves from one trophic level to the next.