Exam Revie #1 - Food Chains & Food Webs

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What is the process by which plants use sunlight to create energy?

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Photosynthesis

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What do we call organisms that break down dead material and waste?

Back

Decomposers

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What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

Back

The direction in which energy is flowing between organisms.

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What are organisms that must consume other organisms for energy called?

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Consumers

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Which type of consumer is at the top of the food chain?

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Tertiary consumers

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What is the first trophic level in a food chain?

Back

Primary producers (usually plants) that perform photosynthesis.

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What is a food web?

Back

A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What role do primary producers play in an ecosystem?

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They convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a predator?

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An organism that hunts and eats other organisms.

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What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

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Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.