Food Chains and Energy Flow

Front

What is an organism that obtains energy by consuming both plants and animals?

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Omnivores

Front

What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

Back

They show what direction the energy is moving between organisms.

Front

What is an organism that obtains energy from eating meats called?

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Carnivores

Front

What is the term for a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food?

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Food Chain

Front

What is the term for a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem?

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Food Web

Front

What do we call organisms that only eat plants?

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Herbivores

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most food chains?

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Sunlight

Front

What is the role of producers in a food chain?

Back

Producers create energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What is the term for organisms that break down dead organic material?

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Decomposers

Front

In a food chain, what is the term for the organism that is at the top of the food chain?

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Apex Predator