Energy in Ecosystems Content Practice B LESSON 3 1.

Name
Date
Content Practice B
Class
Chapter 20
LESSON 3
Energy in Ecosystems
Directions: Answer each question or respond to each statement on the lines provided. Use complete sentences.
1. How do matter and energy differ in the way in which they move through an ecosystem?
2. What does the law of the conservation of energy state?
3. Explain what producers and consumers are.
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4. What are two processes used by producers, and which one is by far the most common?
5. Where does the energy come from for the two processes in the previous question?
6. What are herbivores and carnivores?
7. Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web.
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