Food Chains, Food Webs, Ecosystems

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What is the term for an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material into simple chemicals?

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Decomposer

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What do we call a community of organisms interacting with one another and with nonliving factors in an area?

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Ecosystem

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What is the name for an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy?

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Consumer

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What are organisms that make their own food called?

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Producers

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What type of organism primarily eats other animals?

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Carnivore

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

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Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals.