Food Webs and Energy Pyramids

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In a food chain, is 100% of energy passed from one link to the next?

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False

Front

What do primary consumers eat?

Back

Producers

Front

What is a diagram that shows connected food chains called?

Back

Food web

Front

In an energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?

Back

Producers

Front

What is an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy called?

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Consumer

Front

What are organisms that produce their own food called?

Back

Autotrophs

Front

What role do decomposers play in a food web?

Back

They break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most food webs?

Back

The Sun

Front

What is a tertiary consumer?

Back

A consumer that eats secondary consumers.

Front

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, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.