Food Chains

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A mouse eats a bug. A snake eats the mouse. A hawk eats the snake. This is an example of a _________.

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food chain

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A koala is an example of an ___________ because it only eats plants.

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herbivore

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A wolf is an example of a/an ___________ because it is at the top of its ecosystem's food chain and has no predators other than humans.

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apex predator

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LeBron James is an example of an _________ because he eats plants and animals.

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omnivore

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A lion is an example of a _____________ because it only eats meat.

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carnivore

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Animals are ___________ because they can't make their own food, so they have to get their energy by eating other living things.

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consumers

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Plants are _______________________ because they use sunlight, water and nutrients to make their own food.

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producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Worms, dung beetles and fungi are _____________________ because they break down dead plants and animals.

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decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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to break down

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decompose

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All living things are called ________.

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organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1