FOOD CHAINS AND FOOD WEBS

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What do you call organisms that break down and recycle matter back into the ecosystem?

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Detritivores

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What do you call organisms that eat ONLY producers?

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Herbivores

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What do you call organisms that eat ONLY other consumers?

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Carnivores

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What is the MAIN source of energy supply for a food chain? (HINT: Where did all the energy come from?)

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Sunlight (absorbed by producers)

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What is the MAIN way most energy is lost in a food chain? Options: Heat, Respiration, Waste, Growth

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Heat

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On average, how much energy is passed from one level of a food chain to another?

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10%

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In a freshwater ecosystem, ducks and snails eat grass and algae. The snails are eaten by mice and ducks. A fox will eat mice, but also ducks. From this description, how would you describe the Ducks? Options: Producer, Omnivore, Carnivore, Herbivore

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Omnivore

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How would you describe the Mice in a freshwater ecosystem where ducks and snails eat grass and algae, snails are eaten by mice and ducks, and a fox eats mice and ducks?

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Secondary Consumer

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In a freshwater ecosystem, ducks and snails eat grass and algae. The snails are eaten by mice and ducks. A fox will eat mice, but also ducks.

From this description, what would be an example Food Chain?

Options: Algae --> Snail --> Mouse --> Fox, Algae --> Duck --> Mouse --> Fox, Snail --> Mouse --> Fox --> Duck

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Algae --> Snail --> Mouse --> Fox

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Based on the Food Web, which of these statements is true?

• The shark is a producer
• The octopus is a primary consumer
• The limpet is a secondary consumer
• The zooplankton is a primary consumer

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The zooplankton is a primary consumer