Food Chains and Food Webs

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What is the term used to describe the transfer of energy from one organism to another in a food chain?

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trophic transfer

Front

In a food chain, which organism is always at the first trophic level?

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Primary producers

Front

What is the primary source of energy in most food chains?

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Sunlight

Front

What is the term used to describe an organism that feeds on both plants and animals?

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omnivore

Front

What is the highest trophic level in a food web?

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Tertiary consumer

Front

What is the term used to describe a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed?

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parasitism

Front

What is the term used to describe a relationship between two organisms where both benefit?

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mutualism

Front

What is the term used to describe a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is unaffected?

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commensalism

Front

What is the term used to describe a relationship between two organisms where one organism hunts and kills another for food?

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predation

Front

What is the term used to describe a relationship between two organisms where one organism lives on or inside another organism and obtains nutrients from it?

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symbiosis