Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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What is a food web?

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A food web consists of many overlapping food chains, showing how energy flows through an ecosystem.

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What comes after producers in the energy pyramid?

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First-Level Consumers.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.

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What are omnivores?

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Consumers that eat both plants and animals.

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How much energy is typically passed on to the next level in a food web?

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10%.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What are primary consumers?

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Organisms that eat producers; they are usually herbivores.

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What are secondary consumers?

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Organisms that eat primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What are tertiary consumers?

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Organisms that eat secondary consumers; they are often top predators.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A graphical representation showing the flow of energy at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.