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Food Web Review Homework

All the organisms that live together in one place make up a community. Energy and nutrients are passed from one organism in a community to another in a ___________________ ___________________. All the different food chains in a community link together to form a _________________ _______________. All food chains start with the _______________.

During _______________________________, plants use light, _____________________ ________________________, and water to make the food they use for _______________________. Plants are ____________________________. They make their own food. Animals _______________________ make their own food. They get their energy by eating other __________________________. ____________________________ are animals that eat only producers. Animals that eat both producers and consumers are _____________________________________. Animals that eat only other consumers are _________________________________.

In the community, ________________________________ are nature’s recyclers. They break down bodies of ________________ organisms so they can be re-used by plants and bacteria.

An ecosystem is the area where organisms and nonliving materials act together.

Create a 4- link food chain below: (be sure to include the sun!)