Food webs and energy flows

Front

The path of food energy in an ecosystem from plants to animals.

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food chain

Front

What is the term for food chains that overlap?

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food web

Front

What type of organism is at the beginning of every food chain?

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producer

Front

What is the first source of energy in this pyramid?

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algae, plankton and seagrass

Front

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________. Options: producer, consumer, decomposer, prey

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consumer

Front

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________. Options: producer, consumer, decomposer, autotroph

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decomposer

Front

Which of the following is NOT a consumer? Options: grass, dog, shark, fish

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grass

Front

The shrew provides energy for the _______. Options: cricket, grasshopper, frog, snake

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snake

Front

What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

Back

They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

Front

In this energy pyramid, which organism would most likely be in level 2? Options: bird, fox, caterpillar, tree

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caterpillar