Trophic Levels in Food Webs

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Herbivores are always _______.

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trophic level 2

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Primary consumers are on what level of trophic levels on the food web?

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level 2

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Microplastics health affects to humans known as a great risk.

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FALSE

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This is an example of a primary producer: snails, zooplankton, phytoplankton, urchins.

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phytoplankton

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How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to next?

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10%.

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What is a trophic level?

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A trophic level is a position in a food web or chain that indicates the flow of energy and nutrients through an ecosystem.

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What are primary producers?

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Primary producers are organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, such as plants and phytoplankton.

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What are primary consumers?

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Primary consumers are herbivores that eat primary producers.

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What are secondary consumers?

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Secondary consumers are organisms that eat primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What is the role of decomposers in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and completing the nutrient cycle.