Key Concepts 5.9B

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What is the source of all energy transferred through food webs?

Back

The Sun.

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What do green plants do to begin the flow of energy in a food web?

Back

They make their own food using sunlight.

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What process do producers use to create their own food using the Sun’s energy?

Back

Photosynthesis.

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What is the role of decomposers in a food web?

Back

To break down organic wastes and dead organisms.

Front

How many more consumers than producers are there in a food web if there are 5 more consumers?

Back

5.

Front

What are producers in a food web?

Back

Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What are consumers in a food web?

Back

Organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

Front

What is photosynthesis?

Back

The process by which green plants use sunlight to make food.

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What role do decomposers play in the ecosystem?

Back

They recycle nutrients by breaking down dead organisms.

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Can you name a type of producer?

Back

Green plants.