Ecosystems Test

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What is an organism that is hunted as a food source?

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Prey

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In a food web, which organism is most likely to be a tertiary consumer?

Back

Hawk

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What are trophic levels?

Back

Trophic levels represent the hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, where organisms are categorized based on their feeding relationships.

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What is a food web?

Back

A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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Define a producer in an ecosystem.

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Producers are organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a consumer?

Back

Consumers are organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on other organisms for energy.

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What is a primary consumer?

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Primary consumers are herbivores that eat producers.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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Secondary consumers are carnivores that eat primary consumers.

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What is a decomposer?

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

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What role do predators play in an ecosystem?

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Predators help control the population of prey species, maintaining balance in the ecosystem.