Ecosystem Flashcard

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What is a decomposer?

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A living thing that feeds on the wastes or remains of plants and animals.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that has to search for its food.

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What is the source of all energy in an ecosystem?

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The sun.

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What do non-living things not provide us?

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Food.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a producer?

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

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that primarily eats plants.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into 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.