Ecology

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What are green plants classified as in an ecosystem?

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Producers

Front

What do we call a consumer that eats plants?

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Herbivore

Front

What is a producer?

Back

An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food.

Front

In a food web, what role does a rabbit play?

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Primary Consumer

Front

What is an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy?

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Consumer

Front

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

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Autotrophs

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

Front

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.

Front

What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

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Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.

Front

What is an omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.