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Unit 9:2:Ecosystems
4.12B Food Webs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals and return nutrients to the soil |
| producer | plants - an organism that makes its own energy or food |
| consumer | an organism that must eat to get energy - anything that eats |
| herbivore | consumer that eats only plants |
| omnivore | a consumer that eats both plants and animals |
| carnivore | a consumer that eats only other animals - meat eaters |
| food chain | how energy is passed from one living thing to another |
| food web | multiple food chains connected together |
| abiotic | non-living things |
| biotic | any living or once living thing |