Producers and Decomposers in Ecosystems

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What does an energy pyramid show?

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Energy flow in a community

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An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

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consumer

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Cellular Respiration's goal is to

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make energy

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that gets energy from eating only plants.

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A decomposer?

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Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that gets energy from eating other animals.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.