Food Chains, Food Webs, Ecosystems

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of organisms interacting with one another and with nonliving factors in an area.

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What do we call an animal that eats only plants?

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Herbivore.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that eats mostly other animals.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material into simple chemicals.

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What is a food web?

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A diagram that shows the competition and interactions in food chains.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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Give an example of a herbivore.

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A cow, which eats grass.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead material, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain shows a single path of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple interconnected paths.