Topic 8 Lesson 1 Energy in Food Flashcard

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that only eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which plants use sunlight to make food.

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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 producer in a food web?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually plants.

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What is a consumer in a food web?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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How does energy flow in a food chain?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers and then to decomposers.

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What happens if there is a lack of sunlight for producers?

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Producers cannot make food, disrupting the entire food web.