Unit 6 Flow of Energy

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What is the energy pyramid?

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A graphical representation showing the flow of energy through different levels of an ecosystem, with producers at the base and top-level consumers at the apex.

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How does energy flow in a food chain?

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Energy flows from producers to herbivores and then to carnivores, with each level receiving less energy than the one below.

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What is potential energy?

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Energy stored in an object due to its position or state, which can be converted into kinetic energy.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object in motion, which can be transferred or transformed into other forms of energy.

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Define producers in an ecosystem.

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Organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, forming the base of the energy pyramid.

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What are herbivores?

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Animals that primarily eat plants and are the second level in the energy pyramid.

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What are carnivores?

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Animals that eat other animals, typically found at the top of the energy pyramid.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how energy flows between different organisms.

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Explain the term 'energy transfer'.

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The process of energy moving from one organism to another, typically from one trophic level to the next.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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