Flow of Energy Flashcard '24

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A system of living and nonliving things in a particular area or environment.

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ecosystem

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The main source of energy for most life on Earth is

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the Sun

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A living thing that produces its own food.

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producer

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Energy cycles through ecosystems because it returns to the Sun. True or False?

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False

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A living thing that eats other living things.

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consumer

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A group of living things that break down dead things.

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detritivore

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Consumer that eats the producers and consumers

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omnivore

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Which of the following would eat a cheeseburger with lettuce on it? Options: herbivore, carnivore, detritivore, omnivore

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omnivore

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Which is most likely the first step in a basic food chain? Options: The snake obtains energy by eating the mouse., The hawk obtains energy by eating the snake.

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Plants make energy-rich food using sunlight.

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Which of the following organisms would NOT be in the first trophic level of an energy pyramid? Options: cow, tree, grass, algae

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cow