Food Webs

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Ecosystem A system of living and nonliving things in a particular area or environment.
Producer A living thing that produces it's own food.
Consumer A living thing that eats other living things.
Decomposer A group of living things that break down dead things.
Food Chain A simple diagram to show how energy moves from one living thing to another.
Food Web A model that shows us how matter cycles and energy flows in an ecosystem through the intertwining of food chains.
Cellular Respiration A chemical process within cells where sugar and oxygen react to form carbon dioxide and water resulting in the release of energy.