Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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Does a food chain start with the sun?

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Yes, the sun is the primary source of energy for food chains.

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True or False: Organisms are living things.

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True.

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If the population of prey increases, what happens to the population of predators?

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The population of predators will increase because of the availability of food.

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What do the arrows in a food web show?

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The next organism that uses the energy.

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What is a producer?

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

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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.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with the environment.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which plants use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

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