food chain, food web & energy pyramid vocab practice

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Organism that makes its own food?

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producer

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Organism that obtains energy by feeding on others

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consumer

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Consumer that eats only plants?

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herbivore

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Consumer that only eats animals?

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carnivore

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Consumer that eats both plants and animals?

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omnivore

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Organism that breaks down biotic waste and dead matter, returning nutrients to soil and water.

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decomposer

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Carnivore that feeds on dead or decaying organisms.

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scavenger

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Series of events where one organism eats another for energy.

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food chains

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Model showing feeding relationships in an ecosystem; interconnected food chains.

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food webs

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Model showing energy at each trophic level in an ecosystem.

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energy pyramids