Energy Pyramid Vocab

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Organism that makes its own food?

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producer

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Organism that feeds 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 dead animals, returning nutrients to soil and water.

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decomposer

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Series of events where one organism eats another for energy.

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food chain

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An organism killed and eaten by another is called...

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Prey

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A consumer that hunts is called...

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a predator.

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Place where something lives?

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environment