Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A diagram that shows how much energy is available at each feeding level in an ecosystem.

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What percentage of energy do herbivores receive from plants?

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Herbivores receive only 10% of the energy stored in plants.

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What is the primary source of energy for ecosystems?

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The Sun.

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What does an energy pyramid represent?

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The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

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Which consumer eats the largest variety of different producers?

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Grasshopper.

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What is a food chain?

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

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What are primary consumers?

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Herbivores that eat producers.

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What are secondary consumers?

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Carnivores that eat primary consumers.