Energy Transfer

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients.

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What is a Herbivore?

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An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants.

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What is a Predator?

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An animal that hunts other animals for food.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What percent of energy moves on to each trophic level in a food chain?

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10%.

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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 a Trophic Level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing the flow of energy and nutrients.

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What is an Omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a Food Web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a Carnivore?

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An organism that obtains energy by eating other animals.