FOOD WEBS

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One path that energy could take through an ecosystem is called a _____________.

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Food Chain

Front

The relationship between ALL the organisms in a community showing who eats whom is called a _____________.

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Food Web

Front

An organism that lives by breaking down dead organic matter into simpler parts is a _____________.

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Decomposer

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Where does the energy that travels through an ecosystem originally come from?

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The Sun

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A second-level (secondary) consumer CANNOT be which type of consumer?

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Herbivore.

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What is a food web?

Back

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

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What role do producers play in a food chain?

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Producers, like plants, create energy through photosynthesis and are the base of the food chain.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers; typically herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers; can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers; usually top predators.