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Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Energy Flow in Ecosystems
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7th Grade
10/20/2012

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Term
Producer
Definition
An organism that can make its own food.
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Consumer
Definition
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
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Herbivores
Definition
Consumers that eat only plants.
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Carnivores
Definition
Consumers that eat only animals.
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Omnivores
Definition
Consumers that eat plants and animals
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Scavenger
Definition
A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.
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Decomposers
Definition
Organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment.
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Food Chain
Definition
A series of events in which one organisms eats another and obtains energy.
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Food Web
Definition
Consists of the many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
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Energy Pyramid
Definition
Shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to the next organism in the food web.
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