Organisms that make their own food

organisms that eat other organisms to gain energy

break down wastes for energy and raw materials

consumers that eat only other animals

feeds of off other dead organisms

a series of events in which other organisms eat one another for enegry.

consists of many over lapping food chains in an ecosystem

shows the amount of enegry that moves from one feeding level to the next.

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Ecosystems1

Question	Answer
producer	Organisms that make their own food
consumer	organisms that eat other organisms to gain energy
Decomposer	break down wastes for energy and raw materials
herbivore	consumers that eat only plants
carnivore	consumers that eat only other animals
omnivore	eat both plants and animals
scavenger	feeds of off other dead organisms
food chain	a series of events in which other organisms eat one another for enegry.
food web	consists of many over lapping food chains in an ecosystem
energy pyramid	shows the amount of enegry that moves from one feeding level to the next.