Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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What is an Autotroph?

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An organism that produces its own food using sunlight or chemical energy, such as plants.

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What is a Carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a Herbivore?

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An organism that primarily eats plants.

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What is a Decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is the primary source of energy for ecosystems?

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The Sun.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that uses sunlight to make food, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a Food Web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What role do Herbivores play in an ecosystem?

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They consume plants and transfer energy from producers to higher trophic levels.