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What is a Producer in a food chain?

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A Producer is an organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis, and is the first trophic level in a food chain.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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A Primary Consumer is an organism that eats producers; they are herbivores that obtain energy by consuming plants.

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What is a Secondary Consumer?

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A Secondary Consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What is a Tertiary Consumer?

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A Tertiary Consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers; they are often at the top of the food chain.

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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 in an ecosystem.

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What is energy transfer in a food chain?

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Energy transfer in a food chain refers to the movement of energy from one trophic level to the next as organisms consume one another.

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What is the First Trophic Level?

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The First Trophic Level is occupied by producers, which are the starting point of any food chain.

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How much energy is typically transferred from one trophic level to the next?

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Typically, only about 10% of the energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next, with the rest lost as heat.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and completing the cycle of energy flow.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an animal that primarily eats plants and is usually a primary consumer in a food chain.