Food Chains and Food Webs Vocabulary

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What is a producer?

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A living organism, such as a plant, that makes its own food using the energy of the Sun, water, and carbon dioxide.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that 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 a herbivore?

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An animal that eats only plants or plant products like seeds.

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What is a food chain?

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The path that food energy travels from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.

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What is a predator?

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An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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What is a scavenger?

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An animal that feeds on dead organisms.