Ecosystems: Food Chains and Food WEbs

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An organism that eats only animals (meat).

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Carnivore

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An organism that eats both plants and animals (meat).

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Omnivore

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Which of the following is a herbivore in the web? (Options: mice, fox, owls, birds)

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mice

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An organism that eats other organisms to get energy.

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Consumer

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Which of the following is a producer in the web? (Options: owl, carrot, rabbit, birds)

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carrot

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An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.

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Producer

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The role of organisms that break down dead material and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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Decomposer

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A sequence that shows how energy flows from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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Food Chain

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

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Food Web

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The first level of a food chain, consisting of organisms that produce their own food.

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Producers