Food Web Vocabulary

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that eats producers, primarily plants.

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What does ecology study?

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Ecology is the study of how living and non-living parts of an environment interact and maintain balance.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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An energy pyramid illustrates the amount of energy available at each trophic level in an ecosystem.

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What is a consumer in ecological terms?

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A consumer is an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a trophic level?

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A trophic level is the position an organism occupies in a food chain.

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What are producers in a food web?

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

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a food chain?

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

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web consists of multiple interconnected food chains.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an herbivore that eats producers.