Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

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What is a producer?

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An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that gets its food through eating other sources.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material, or waste.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that primarily eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that primarily eats other animals.

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What role do primary consumers play in a food web?

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They eat producers (plants) and are the first level of consumers.

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What role do secondary consumers play in a food web?

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They eat primary consumers and are the second level of consumers.

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What is the energy flow in a food web?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers and then to decomposers.

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Give an example of a producer.

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Plants, such as grass or trees.

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