Food Web, Food Chain, and Energy Pyramid

Front

All food chains begin with a ____________.

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Producers

Front

Which animal is a tertiary consumer?

Back

Lion

Front

If there are fewer lions, what will happen?

Back

Deer will increase in population.

Front

Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

Back

Hawk

Front

The smallest part of the ecosystem is always the ____________.

Back

Tertiary Consumers

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A linear sequence of organisms where nutrients and energy pass from one to another.

Front

What is a food web?

Back

A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

Front

What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

Back

They convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What is a primary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats producers; typically herbivores.

Front

What is a secondary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats primary consumers; can be carnivores or omnivores.