Energy Flow in an Ecosystem Vocab

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Best name for the picture: Food Web, Food Chain, Ecosystem, Habitat?

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Food Web

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Definition of 'consumer'

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Organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

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Definition of 'producer'

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An organism that can make its own food.

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Arrow in a food chain/web indicates:

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Transfer (movement) of energy.

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Definition of carnivore:

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An animal that eats other animals.

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Definition of omnivore:

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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Food chain:

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One line of energy flow in an ecosystem.

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Definition of herbivore?

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An animal that eats only plants.

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Definition of a food chain?

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A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

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Definition of decomposer:

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An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.