Food Chain and Food Web Review

Front

A food _______ is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.

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chain

Front

Organisms that create their own energy from sunlight or chemicals are called _______.

Back

Autotroph

Front

Which animal is the top predator in a food chain?

Back

hawk

Front

The term for non-living components of an ecosystem is _______.

Back

Abiotic

Front

The term for living components of an ecosystem is _______.

Back

Biotic

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most food chains?

Back

The Sun

Front

Organisms that eat both plants and animals are known as _______.

Back

Omnivores

Front

What do we call a group of interconnected food chains?

Back

Food web

Front

The role of a _______ is to break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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decomposer

Front

In a food chain, what is the term for the organism that is eaten by a predator?

Back

Prey