NGS - Principles of Ecology - Sec. 2: Energy Flow in Ecosystems

NGS - Principles of Ecology - Sec. 2: Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a primary producer in a food chain?

Back

An organism that uses the sun to produce food.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does an energy pyramid show?

Back

The flow of energy from one trophic level to the next.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a primary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats primary producers, such as plants.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a tertiary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats secondary consumers in a food chain.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Back

Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

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

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food web?

Back

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

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