Food Webs, Energy Pyramids

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What do the arrows in a food web represent?

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Energy flow.

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Which organism receives energy from the snake?

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Hawk.

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What happens as you move higher in the energy pyramid?

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Fewer organisms.

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What is the role of the rabbit in a food web?

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Primary Consumer.

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How are trophic levels represented?

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By pyramids.

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What is a food web?

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

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A graphical representation of the energy flow in an ecosystem, showing the energy available at each trophic level.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers (plants) for energy.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis, typically plants.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers.