Ecology

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What is a producer?

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An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of species within an ecosystem.

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How does energy flow in an energy pyramid?

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Up the pyramid.

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What is the largest group of organisms found in a food web?

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Producers.

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Why is photosynthesis important?

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It makes food for the food webs.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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What are primary consumers?

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Organisms that eat producers; they are herbivores.

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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.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web consists of multiple interconnected food chains.