Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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What is the primary source of energy for ecosystems?

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The Sun is the primary source of energy for ecosystems.

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What do consumers obtain energy from?

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Consumers obtain energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, like grass and green plants.

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Which organism in a food web eats the largest variety of different producers?

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The Grasshopper eats the largest variety of different producers.

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How much energy is typically passed on to the next level in a food web?

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Only about 10% of energy is passed on to the next level in a food web.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

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What is a food chain?

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

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What are herbivores?

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Herbivores are animals that primarily eat plants.