Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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What is energy flow in ecosystems?

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Energy flow in ecosystems refers to the transfer of energy from one organism to another through food chains and food webs, starting from producers to various levels of consumers.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, such as plants and algae.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms for energy, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil, such as fungi and bacteria.

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Define carrying capacity.

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Carrying capacity is the largest number of individuals of a population that an environment can support sustainably.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that illustrates how energy and nutrients circulate in an ecosystem.

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What is biodiversity?

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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem, including the number of different species.

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What is a trophic level?

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A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web, defined by how an organism obtains its energy, such as producers, primary consumers, and secondary consumers.

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What is a limiting factor?

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A limiting factor is an environmental condition that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or a population.

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