Types of Organisms and Their Roles

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers (plants) to obtain energy. Example: Butterfly.

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What is a food web?

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A food web consists of many overlapping food chains that show how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What is found at the bottom level of an energy pyramid?

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The bottom level of an energy pyramid is composed of producers, which are organisms that make their own food.

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What role do plants play in a habitat?

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Plants produce food energy from sunlight through the process of photosynthesis.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food, typically through photosynthesis. Example: Plants.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms (plants or animals) to obtain energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead matter and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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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 linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.

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What is an example of a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers. Example: Rat.