Flow of Energy

Front

What are organisms that get their energy and nutrition from other organisms?

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Heterotroph

Front

What are organisms that produce their own food mostly through photosynthesis?

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Autotroph

Front

What is the third trophic level where animals eat herbivores?

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Secondary Consumer

Front

What is the fourth trophic level where animals eat secondary consumers or below?

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Tertiary Consumer

Front

What are parts of an ecosystem that are not living?

Back

Abiotic Factors

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What term describes organisms that break down dead organic material?

Back

Decomposers

Front

What is the term for organisms that eat both plants and animals?

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Omnivores

Front

What are the living components of an ecosystem called?

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Biotic Factors

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers create energy through photosynthesis.