2024 BIOLOGY-WINTER FINAL -A

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

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The direction of the energy that is flowing between organisms.

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What happens to the 90% of energy that is not passed on to the next trophic level?

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It is metabolized and 'lost' as heat energy and waste.

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What is the process of converting ADP to ATP?

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An input of energy to attach a third phosphate group.

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What are the main parts of the ATP molecule?

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Adenine, ribose, phosphate groups.

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What do herbivores eat?

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Only plants.

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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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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing a different level of energy transfer.

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What is the significance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic material, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.