Matter and Energy in Organisms and Systems Review

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What are organisms that cannot produce their own food called?

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Consumers

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What do we call organisms that produce their own food, usually through photosynthesis?

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Producers

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What type of consumer eats only plants?

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Herbivore

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What type of consumer eats only animals?

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Carnivore

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What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivore

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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Give an example of a herbivore in a food chain.

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Grasshopper

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Give an example of a carnivore in a food chain.

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Owl

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Give an example of an omnivore in a food chain.

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Mouse

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun