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The Cycle of food
mrs.Snider's capturing the sun's energy chapter
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6th Grade
09/11/2007

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Term
Animals can't capture the sun's energy because they are_____________
Definition
CONSUMERS
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Plants can capture the sun's energy because they are _____________
Definition
PRODUCERS
Term
What are Producers
Definition
they convert solar (sun) energy into food energy through photosynthesis
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Energy Flow
Definition
When a consumer eats a producer and some of the stored energy is passed onto the consumer
Term
food web
Definition
overlapping food chains that link producers consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem
Term
biomes
Definition
ecosytems that cover areas of land
Term
name the 5 major biomes
Definition
deciduous forest
the desert
the grasslands
the tropical forest
the tundra
Term
describe a tropical forest
Definition
lush green all year long
heavy rainfall and warm temps
large variety of plants and animals
has the greatest amount of animal life
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