Feeding Relationships

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What do fungi, mushrooms & bacteria do to dead plants and animals?

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Decompose them

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

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Consumer

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What is the definition of - Carnivore?

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An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals.

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What does a food chain contain?

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All of the above (consumer, producer, decomposer)

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The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:

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Producers

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What is a producer?

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An organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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What role do consumers play in an ecosystem?

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They obtain energy by eating other organisms.