Food Chains and Energy Pyramids

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What does an energy pyramid represent?

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The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

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What is an apex predator?

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A predator that has NO predators in its environment.

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What do we call an organism that ONLY eats plants?

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Herbivore.

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What is the role of decomposers in the food chain?

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To eat decaying matter and return nutrients to the soil.

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Which organisms have the most energy available in an energy pyramid?

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Producers.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers (plants).

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that ONLY eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What is the base of an energy pyramid?

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Producers, such as plants, which capture energy from the sun.