Energy Flow and Energy Pyramids

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What would happen if there were no producers?

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Everything would die out.

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An organism that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals is called?

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Omnivores.

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What is the bottom layer of an energy pyramid?

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Producer.

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Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____.

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Oxygen, carbon dioxide.

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A third-level consumer has to be which type?

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Carnivore.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A graphical representation showing the flow of energy through different trophic levels in an ecosystem.

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Define producers in an ecosystem.

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Organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What role do consumers play in an ecosystem?

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Consumers obtain energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers; typically herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers; can be carnivores or omnivores.