Food Webs, Energy Pyramids

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What is a producer?

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A producer is a living organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers. Examples include herbivores like rabbits and deer.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers. Examples include carnivores like foxes and snakes.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil. Examples include fungi and bacteria.

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What do the arrows in a food web represent?

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The arrows in a food web represent the flow of energy from one organism to another.

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What happens to energy as it moves up the energy pyramid?

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As energy moves up the energy pyramid, it decreases, resulting in fewer organisms at each trophic level.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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An energy pyramid is a graphical representation that shows the flow of energy at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.