Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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All of the living and nonliving things in an area and the interactions among them is--

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an ecosystem

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What do plants need to produce their own food?

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sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

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What is the source of all energy?

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the sun

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An organism that gets energy from eating another organism is --

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a consumer

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What would happen to a prairie food web if there was a severe drought?

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All of the above: the producers would die, the herbivores would starve or leave the area, the carnivores would starve or leave the area.

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The process by which producers make their own food is called --

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photosynthesis

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What would happen if the grasshopper was removed from this food chain? grass --> grasshopper --> snake --> hawk

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the snake population would decrease

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What should you say when you see an arrow in a food chain or food web?

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"passes energy to"

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An animal that gets energy from eating only plants is a(n) --

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herbivore

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Where does the energy come from that is used by the organisms in any food web?

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the sun