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Ecosystem Interactions—Objective #4Objective #4:4a:I can explain the roles of autotrophs (producers) and heterotrophs (consumers) in ecosystems.4b. I can identify food chains within food webs, and label the trophic levels to which each organism belongs.4c. I can explain why decomposers are very important to organisms in ecosystems.4d. I can interpret an energy pyramid to determine what happens (and why it happens) to the amount of energy as you move up the trophic levels.Vocabulary PracticeA. Word PartsFill in the chart below concerning the word parts. These will help you figure out the definitions for some of the vocabulary words for this unit.Word PartMeaningauto-hetero--troph-ic B. Partner Knowledge Rater:Word1st Try—Guess or Draw2nd Try—Share with a Partner3rd Try—After Reading (p. 41-44)Rename the word in 3 words or lessautotrophs (producers)heterotrophs (consumers)food chainfood webWord1st Try—Guess or Draw2nd Try—Share with a Partner3rd Try—After Reading (p. 41-44)Rename the word in 3 words or lesstrophic levelsenergy pyramiddecomposers10% ruleMaking Connections—First TryWord Sort SummaryUsing the list of words below, decide which words go together (in other words, which words are related to each other in some way). Then, in the boxes below the words, write those words together in the same box. After you have done that, then give each box a title that indicates why those words go together. You must have AT LEAST TWO GROUPS. You may use a word more than once.autotrophs (producers)heterotrophs (consumers)food chainfood webtrophic levelsenergy pyramiddecomposers10% ruleConnection: _______________________________________After filling in the boxes, use ALL the words and the connections you just made to write 2-3 sentences that summarizes how all the words are connected. So, not only do you have to write out the connections you just made, but you also have to connect all the groups of words you formed. Do this on a separate sheet of paper. Connection: _____