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Food Chains/Food Web
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organisms that get their energy from the sun | Producers |
| organisms that have to eat survive | consumers |
| show the transfer of energy in ecosystems | arrows |
| the arrows in a food chain show | flow of energy |
| all energy for producers come from | the sun |
| herbivores eat | only plants |
| carnivores eat | meat |
| omnivores eat | both plants and meat |
| every food chain starts with | the producer |
| ______________ consumers are the first animals in a food chain | primary |
| primary consumers always eat | the producers |
| ______________ consumers are the second animals in a food chain | secondary |
| secondary consumers always eat | primary consumers |
| ______________ consumers are the third animal in a food chain | tertiary |
| tertiary consumers always eat | secondary consumers |
| _____________ break down dead plants and animals | decomposers |
| what happens when decomposers break down dead plants and animals? | the nutrients are returned back to the soil. |
| _______________ are at the end of a food chain usually | decomposers |
| _____________is the animal being hunted | prey |
| _____________is the animal that is hunting other animals | predator |
| the top animal in the food chain or food web: | apex predator |
| Food chains happen in every: | biome and ecosystem |
| In the energy pyramid, from the top to the bottom: | decomposer tertiary consumer secondary consumer primary consumer produce |