Food Chains & Energy Pyramids #2

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that primarily eats plants.

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Which organism is considered a producer in a food chain?

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An organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as grass.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in an ecosystem.

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What do herbivores eat?

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Plants ONLY.

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What type of consumer is a tertiary consumer?

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A carnivore that eats other consumers.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next in the chain.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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They convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a food web?

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