Energy pyramids, food webs and chains

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Organisms that make their own food

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Producer

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What eats the rabbit in a food web?

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Fox

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The initial source of energy for all ecosystems is...

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The Sun

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Consumers that eat only plants are called...

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Herbivores

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next one in the chain.

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What is a food web?

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

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What do we call organisms that break down dead material?

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Decomposers

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What is the role of a consumer in an ecosystem?

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Consumers obtain energy by eating other organisms.

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What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivores

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What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

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Herbivores eat only plants, while carnivores eat only other animals.