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Ecology 2.2
Question | Answer |
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food chain | a series of events in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and by being eaten. |
Food Web | The pattern of overlapping feeding relationships or food chains among the various organisms in an ecosystem. |
energy pyramid | A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web |
producer | Organisms that make their own food |
consumer | An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms |
Decomposer | an organisms that gets energy by breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returns raw materials to the soil and water. |