Relationships in Ecosystems - Food Chains/Webs Study Guide

Energy passed from one organism to another

• Food Chain

• Energy production in plants
• Energy conservation in ecosystems
• Energy storage in animals

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Shows how all of the food chains are connected together

• Food web
• Ecosystem diagram
• Nutrient cycle
• Food chain

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the hunted organism

• herbivore
• scavenger
• prey
• predator

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carnivore that hunts for its food

• herbivore
• omnivore
• predator
• scavenger

A struggle between organisms for food, water, and other needs

• Symbiosis
• Predation
• Competition
• Cooperation

An organism that makes its own food using sunlight

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Decomposer
• Producer

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Organisms that breakdown dead or decaying organisms into nutrients

• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Producers
• Decomposers

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Organisms that eat both plants and meat

• Herbivores
• Detritivores
• Carnivores
• Omnivores

Organisms that eat only meat

• Insectivores
• Carnivores
• Omnivores
• Herbivores

Organisms that eat only plants

• Carnivores
• Omnivores
• Detritivores
• Herbivores