Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals.

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What is a keystone species?

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A keystone species is a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend; if it were removed, the ecosystem would change drastically.

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What happens to the hawk population if the snake population is eliminated?

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The hawk population would immediately decrease.

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What does the blue line represent in a predator-prey population graph?

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The blue line represents the rabbit population.

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What does the red line represent in a predator-prey population graph?

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The red line represents the wolf population.

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What is the relationship between wolf and rabbit populations?

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When the wolf population begins to increase, the rabbit population begins to decrease.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms to gain energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organisms to gain energy.