Ecosystem Flashcard

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What is the main source of energy in almost all ecosystems?

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Sun's energy

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What is a food chain?

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The order in which matter and energy move through the feeding levels of an ecosystem.

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What do secondary consumers in an ecosystem eat?

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Other animals.

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How do nutrients circulate through an ecosystem?

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Through plants and animals.

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What can disturb the balance of an ecosystem?

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All of the above (Changing climate and natural disasters, Building farms and buildings, Polluting the environment).

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers, such as herbivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers, often at the top of the food chain.

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