Food Chains and Food Webs

A description of the feeding sequence of one set of organisms in an

ecosystem.

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a description of the

overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

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The energy in an

ecosystem comes

from the Sun.

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Producer: an organism, such as plants or algae, that makes its own food.

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The food-making

process in green plants

that uses sunlight.

An animal that eats

plants, algae, and other

producers.

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Carnivore: an animal that eats another animal.

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Omnivore: an animal that eats both plants

and animals.

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A meat-eating animal that feeds on the remains of

dead animals.

An organism that breaks down dead material into

useful things like minerals and rich soil.

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Predator: a living thing that hunts other living things for

food.

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Prey: a living thing that is hunted for food.

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ProducerEnergy1st Level

Consumer

2nd Level Consumer

3rd Level Consumer

Decomposer