Energy and Matter in Ecosystems

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What do plants provide for animals?

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Oxygen, shelter, and food.

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How do foxes obtain energy in a food chain?

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By eating rabbits.

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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 the food that plants produce called?

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Glucose.

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How does energy enter an ecosystem?

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Through the sun.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which plants use sunlight to make food.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that make their own food, like plants.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

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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 the importance of sunlight in an ecosystem?

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It provides energy for photosynthesis.