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   ocr: FOOD WEB shows what the organisms in - - an ecosystem eat and are eaten by. An oak tree is the starting point ofthis food web, asit photosynthesizes (uses light energy) to make its own food, and provides food for others. Many insects and larvae, such as moths and caterpillars, feed on the tree. They, in turn, are eaten by birds, which also eat fruits and seeds from the tree. In the fall the leaf litter provides food for organisms in the ground, including earthworms and fungi. Fungi are decomposers; they break down the leaves sO that the tree can reuse the nutrients. This is a simplified food w ...