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Energy Flow in Ecosystems 4th Grade

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  • two or more food chains that overlap
    food web
  • an animal that feeds on the remains or wastes of other animals
    scavenger
  • to break down into simpler materials
    decay
  • an animal that only eats plants
    herbivore
  • an animal that is hunted by a predator
    prey
  • a tiny living thing that can only be seen with a microscope
    microorganism
  • an animal that eats both plants and animals
    omnivore
  • an animal that only eats other animals
    carnivore
  • the process of breaking down materials into a different form that can be used again
    recycling
  • a living thing that breaks down the remains of dead organisms
    decomposer
  • the path of energy in an ecosystem as one living thing eats another
    food chain
  • a process in which plants use energy from sunlight to make food
    photosynthesis
  • an animal that hunts other animals for food
    predator