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What is a food chain?
1. The way energy passes from one organism to another is shown in
a(n)
2. Plants get their energy from the
because they can make
3 Plants are called
their own food.
because they cannot
4. Animals are called
make their own food.
S. Most food chains begin with
, are next in the food chain.
6 Plants, or
7. Decomposers break down organisms and return
to the soil.
8. With each step of the food chain, matter and
pass from one organism to another
12. An animal that is hunted by another animal is called
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An animal that hunts another animal for food is called a(n)
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What are carnivores and omnivores?
14. Animals that eat other animals are called
What are decomposers?
16. Decomposers break down plant or animal life that is no
longer
17. Decomposers work
organisms completely.
to break down
What are some examples of food chains?
18. Food chains in a pond start with a(n)
contain
and end with decomposers.
19. In the California desert, one producer is the
tree.
Summarize the Main Idea
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Explain the order of a pond food chain beginning with algae.
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