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What are decomposers?

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organic material, returning nutrients to the ecosystem. Example: Fungi.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers (plants). Example: Deer.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers. Example: The Orca.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis. Example: Grass.

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What type of organism makes its own food?

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Producer.

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What is a food web?

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

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What role do plants play in a food web?

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They are producers that convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an herbivore?

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An organism that primarily eats plants.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms.