Food Webs and Energy Pyramids

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What are organisms in trophic level 2 called?

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Primary consumers are organisms that eat producers (plants) and are the second level in a food web.

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What term describes grass in a food chain?

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Grass is an autotroph and a producer, as it can make its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is another name for a heterotroph?

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A heterotroph is also known as a consumer, as it consumes other organisms for energy.

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What is another name for a producer?

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A producer is also called an autotroph, as it produces its own food.

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What do we call a frog in a food chain?

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A frog is a secondary consumer and a heterotroph, as it eats primary consumers (like insects) for energy.

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Define 'food web'.

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how energy and nutrients flow.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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An energy pyramid is a graphical representation showing the flow of energy at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers; they are typically herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and completing the cycle of matter.