Grade 7 Energy Flow

Front

What are organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms called?

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Consumers

Front

What term best describes heterotrophs?

Back

Animals; consumers

Front

What is the term for a network of interconnected food chains?

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Food Web

Front

In an energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?

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Producers

Front

What are organisms that produce their own food classified as?

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Autotrophs

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun

Front

What do we call organisms that break down dead organic material?

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Decomposers

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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They convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass.

Front

What type of organism is at the top of a food chain?

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Top Predator