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the transfer of energy and matter in the form of food when one organism eats another organism.
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a group of food chains within the same ecosystem.
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1. Sun – the energy source that fuels a food chain.
2. Producer –plants convert the sun’s energy into food by a process known as photosynthesis.
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Herbivore – an organism that eats only producers.
Carnivore – an organism that eats only other consumers.
Omnivore – an organism that eats both producers and consumers
Scavenger – eats dead organisms.
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– an organism that feeds on dead or decaying matter and breaks down the nutrients into the soil making them available for use.
Decomposer -
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Arrow represent the flow of energy
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Energy is lost (10% energy transfer) as you move up the pyramid