Food Webs, Energy Pyramids

Front

What is the term for all of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other?

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Ecosystem

Front

What happens to the number of organisms as you move higher in the energy pyramid?

Back

Fewer organisms are present.

Front

What type of organism is capable of making its own food?

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Producer

Front

What is the primary source of energy in a food chain?

Back

The Sun

Front

In an energy pyramid, what is the first source of energy?

Back

Algae, plankton, and seagrass.

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What are primary consumers in a food web?

Back

Organisms that eat producers, typically herbivores.

Front

What is a food web?

Back

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

Front

How does energy transfer through an energy pyramid?

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Energy decreases as it moves up the pyramid, with only about 10% of energy transferred to the next level.

Front

What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers, often at the top of the food chain.