Food Chain and Food Web Vocabulary

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Main source of all energy

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Sun

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Rivalry between or among living things for territory and resources

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Competition

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A process plants use to turn sunlight into food.

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Photosynthesis

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A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.

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Food chain

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An animal that eats only plants.

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Herbivore

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An animal that eats only other animals.

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Carnivore

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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Omnivore

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms.

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Decomposers

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A network of interconnected food chains.

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Food web

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The role of an organism in its environment, including its habitat and interactions with other organisms.

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Niche