Food Chains and Food Webs

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An animal that eats only other animals

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carnivore

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An animal that eats only plants

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herbivore

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The process plants use to make food

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photosynthesis

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Two or more food chains that overlap

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food chain

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An organism that eats other living things to get energy.

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consumer

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An animal that hunts other animals for food

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predator

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To break down into simpler materials

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decay

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An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms

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decomposer

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An animal that is hunted for food by a predator

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prey

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The path of food energy in an ecosystem as one living thing eats another

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food chain