Decomposers are organisms that break down dead animal and plant materials, returning nutrients to the soil.

A Food Web is a network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

Plants are the producers in a food chain, as they create their own food through photosynthesis.

Herbivores are animals that primarily eat plants.

Carnivores are animals that primarily eat other animals.

A Food Chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem by breaking down dead organisms.

The top predator is the animal at the top of the food chain that has no natural enemies.

Producers are organisms, like plants, that make their own food through photosynthesis.

An example of a herbivore is a rabbit, which eats plants.