Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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What is the primary source of energy for ecosystems?

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The Sun is the primary source of energy for ecosystems.

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What percentage of energy is passed from plants to herbivores in a food web?

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Only 10% of the energy stored in plants is passed on to herbivores.

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What does an energy pyramid represent?

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An energy pyramid represents the amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

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What type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

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Herbivores are the type of consumer that gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants.

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Which organism in a food web typically eats the largest variety of different producers?

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Grasshoppers eat the largest variety of different producers.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that create their own food through photosynthesis.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Consumers are organisms that cannot produce their own food and must eat other organisms.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is the difference between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores?

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Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat animals, and omnivores eat both plants and animals.