Web of Life Review

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Animals that eat both plants and animals are called __________.

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omnivores

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What type of consumer eats both animals (meat) and plants?

Back

omnivore

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What type of organism is a worm?

Back

a decomposer

Front

What are the main ingredients plants use to make their own food?

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water and carbon dioxide

Front

The energy in all ecosystems comes from _________?

Back

sunlight

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What do we call organisms that make their own food?

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producers

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.

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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 a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that only eats plants.