Food Webs

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What is a food chain?

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A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

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Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?

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Bacteria.

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What do we call a consumer that eats only animals?

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Carnivore.

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What percentage of energy is passed on to each trophic level?

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10%.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A diagram that shows the energy available to each trophic level in an ecosystem; 10% is passed on to upper levels, the rest is lost as heat.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is an omnivore?

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A consumer that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web where energy is transferred.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with the environment.