Ecosystems review

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats plants and other animals for energy.

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What role do bobcats play in a forest food web?

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Bobcats are consumers of marmots and grouses.

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How many types of organisms in a food web obtain energy directly from producers?

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Two.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is all the plants and animals that live in the same place.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a food web?

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

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that eats other animals.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

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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.