Energy in Ecosystems

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is the nitrogen cycle?

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The process by which nitrogen is converted between its various chemical forms, involving the air, organisms, and the soil.

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Where do plants get their carbon dioxide?

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Plants obtain carbon dioxide from the air, which they use in photosynthesis.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that primarily eats plants.