Ecology Exam

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that eats only producers (plants).

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Which organisms have the most energy available in an energy pyramid?

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Producers.

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What do the arrows represent in a food web?

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The flow of energy.

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What is an omnivore?

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An organism that eats both producers (plants) and consumers (animals).

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What is ecological succession?

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The process by which an ecosystem becomes more stable over time.

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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 a producer?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is a food chain?

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