Ecology

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What are organisms that produce their own food using sunlight called?

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Producers

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What is the role of primary consumers in a food web?

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Primary consumers are organisms that eat producers.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is an illustration that shows the many possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through organisms in an ecosystem.

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What type of relationship exists when one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

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What are the two main types of ecological relationships?

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Symbiotic relationships and non-symbiotic relationships.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

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What is the significance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is an example of a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, such as a snake that eats a rabbit.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is an example of mutualism?

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An example of mutualism is the relationship between bees and flowering plants, where bees pollinate the plants while obtaining nectar.