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	Forest food web Illustration
Location	http://www.pz.harvard.edu/ucp/curriculum/ecosystems/s1_res_foodweb.pdf
Observations	The illustration demonstrates the connections among organisms in a typical forest ecosystem.
Explanations	The lowest level of a food web includes producers, which are plants that make their own energy from the sun. Animals that eat these producers are called primary consumers, and consumers that eat other consumers are called secondary consumers. Decomposers break down dead plants and animals to release nutrients into the soil.
California Standards	Plants and animals meet their needs Flow of matter and energy Food chains and food webs
National Standards	Producers and consumers Populations and ecosystems
Related NSF Exemplary Curriculum	Investigating ecosystems Ecosystems
Related Sets	Forest Food Web
Creative Commons License	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 License.
Authors	Katie Hale khale92807@aol.com Biological Sciences, CSUF
Publisher	President and Fellows of Harvard College Jul 14 2007

This material is based upon work that was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0127164 to California State University Fullerton. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.