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Study of ecosystems...
ecology
Fuel needed to function...
energy
A community of organisms and their environment is called a(n) __________.
ecosystem
Grass is considered a...
producer
Plants process to make food...
An animal that hunts other animals for food...
predator
An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal...
prey
Consumers obtain energy by...
Eating other organisms.
Carnivores eat...
animals
Nature's recyclers are...
decomposers
A beneficial association between coral and algae is an example of...
mutualism
Shows how food and energy passes from one organism to another in an ecosystem...
food chain
Why are plants considered producers?
They make their own food
A grasshopper eats grass. The grasshopper is then eaten by a frog. The grasshopper is considered a...
primary consumer
What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?
Omnivore
Organisms in a food chain get their energy from...
the sun
Makes its own food...
autotrophs
Can't make its own food...
heterotrophs
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ________.
Food web
The arrows in the food chain represent what?
They show what direction energy is flowing between organisms.
The environment includes _________ factors including water, rocks, and light.
abiotic
Animals that feed on herbivores, the primary consumers in a food web are...
secondary consumers
Chain: a single path of energy transfer within a habitat
How do decomposers help in a food chain?
They release nutrients back into the soil
The environment also includes _______, or living, factors.
biotic