Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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What are consumers that feed on the bodies of dead organisms called?

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Scavengers

Front

What is the missing organism in the food chain: Grass --> Slug --> ________ --> Hawk?

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Thrush

Front

What do we call organisms that make their own food, such as plants and algae?

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Producers

Front

What consists of many overlapping food chains?

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Food web

Front

What are consumers that eat only plants called?

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Herbivores

Front

What are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms?

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Decomposers

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun

Front

What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivores

Front

What is the term for a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food?

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Food chain

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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To create energy through photosynthesis.