Food Webs (04/17)

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Arrows in a food web represent...

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energy

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An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:

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Producer

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Omnivores...

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eat both meat and plants

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When a millipede breaks down dead and decaying material, it is acting as what?

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a decomposer

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Carnivores...

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only eat meat

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What is a food web?

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

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What is a producer?

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An organism that can make its own food using sunlight or chemical energy.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What role do herbivores play in a food web?

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They are primary consumers that eat plants.