Ecology

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What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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What is a diagram that shows how energy is transferred from one organism to another?

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Food Chain

Front

What term best describes a parrot that eats fruit, seeds, and insects?

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Omnivore

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What is the main source of energy for all living things?

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Sun

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What does every food chain start with?

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Sun

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that create their own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of different species in a given area.