Unit 8 Section 1: Intro to Ecology & Energy Flow

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What do arrows in a food web represent?

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Arrows in a food web represent the flow of energy from one organism to another.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an organism that primarily eats plants.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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List the trophic levels from lowest to highest.

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Producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What happens if the population of a tertiary consumer decreases?

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If the population of a tertiary consumer decreases, it can lead to an increase in the population of secondary consumers, which may negatively impact the primary producers.