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Ecosystem Vocab
Question | Answer |
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An animal that gets energy by eating ONLY other animals | Carnivore |
An organism that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms, waste, and non-living materials | Decomposer |
Multiple food chains connected to show the path of food energy in an ecosystem | Food Web |
An animals that gets energy by eating ONLY plants | Herbivore |
An animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and animals | Omnivore |
Organism that hunts and eats another organism for energy | Predator |
Organism that is hunted and killed by another organism for food | Prey |
The transfer of energy through a chain or web, beginning with the producer | Flow of Energy |
Active at night | Nocturnal |
The path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem | Food Chain |