M7:Ecosystem Concepts

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Carnivore

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Consumer that only eats other animals

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Consumer

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Many living things that consume other living things to get food

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Decomposer

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Fungi and many bacteria that break down dead organisms or the wastes of other organisms

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Energy Pyramid

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Tool that can be used to trace the flow of energy through an ecosystem

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Food Chain

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Path of energy transfer from producers to consumers

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Food Web

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Shows the feeding relationship among many different organisms

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Herbivore

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Consumers that eat plants only

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Omnivore

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Consumer that eats both plants and animals

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Primary Consumer

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Herbivores, eat only plants

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Producer

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Also called an autotroph, plants and many single-celled organisms that make their own food, often using energy from the sun