Ecosystems

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What is a producer?

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Organisms that produce food for themselves and other organisms.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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What do decomposers do?

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Break apart dead organisms, making nutrients available for primary producers.

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Does the top trophic level have more energy?

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False

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Do primary consumers get their energy from the sun?

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False.

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What are primary consumers?

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Organisms that eat producers (plants) to obtain energy.

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What are secondary consumers?

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Organisms that eat primary consumers to obtain energy.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They recycle nutrients back into the soil by breaking down dead organisms.

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What is a food chain?

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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 complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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