Africa Storyline Study Guide

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What happens to the amount of kelp as sea otter numbers decrease?

Back

As the sea otter population decreases, kelp decreases.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

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

Front

What percentage of energy is transferred to each level in the energy pyramid?

Back

10% of energy is transferred to each level in the energy pyramid.

Front

What is the term for an animal that is hunted and eaten for food?

Back

Prey.

Front

What are organisms like plants and cyanobacteria that can photosynthesize called?

Back

Producers.

Front

Define 'ecosystem'.

Back

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

Front

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Back

Decomposers break down dead organic material, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

Front

What is the difference between a predator and prey?

Back

A predator hunts and eats other animals, while prey is the animal that is hunted.

Front

What is photosynthesis?

Back

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.