Ecosystem

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What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transferred from one form to another.

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What is biomass?

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The total weight of living things within an ecosystem.

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Herbivores are referred to as what type of consumer?

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Primary consumer.

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What do ecologists refer to plants as?

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Producers.

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What is the primary source of energy in an ecosystem?

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The Sun.

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What are decomposers?

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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They convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What are trophic levels?

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The hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.