Ecosystem Energy and Matter Flashcard

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Which group of organisms is responsible for breaking down a fallen tree and returning its nutrients to the soil?

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Decomposers

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What is the main purpose of the energy in animals' food?

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To repair their bodies, grow, move, and stay warm

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Role of mushrooms in a forest setting.

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Mushrooms break down dead plants and animals, returning matter to the soil.

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What evidence best supports Kiara's claim that all the energy animals use for movement originally comes from the sun?

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Animals get energy by eating other animals, but those animals eat plants that use sunlight to make food.

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What best describes the cycling of matter in a forest ecosystem?

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Matter cycles between plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

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Why is it important for energy to be transferred from the sun to plants and then to animals?

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So that animals can get the energy they need for life processes like growth and movement.

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