Food Chain, Food Web and Ecological Pyramid

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

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10%

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Which organism is the carnivore?

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Carnivores are organisms that eat other animals.

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

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Producers have the most energy available.

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In this ecological pyramid, which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

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Herbivore.

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All food webs and food chains begin with _________________?

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Producers.

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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 feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What are producers?

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Producers are organisms that can make their own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What are primary consumers?

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Primary consumers are herbivores that eat producers.

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What are secondary consumers?

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Secondary consumers are carnivores that eat primary consumers.