Trophic Levels/ Food Chains/ Food Webs

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What is an organism that eats other organisms for food called?

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Consumer

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What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

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They show the direction of energy flow between organisms.

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What is the term for an organism that breaks down dead organisms, non-living material, or waste?

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Decomposer

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What do we call an organism that uses energy from the sun to create food (glucose)?

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Producer

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What is the term for a complex network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem?

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Food Web

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What is the primary source of energy for producers in an ecosystem?

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Sunlight

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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 linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

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What role do herbivores play in a food chain?

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Herbivores are primary consumers that eat producers.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers.

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What is the base of the food chain?

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Producers are at the base of the food chain.