Food Pyramids & Trophic Levels

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What do all food webs and food chains begin with?

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Producers.

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Which type of organism has the least amount of energy available in an ecological pyramid?

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Apex Predator.

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How much energy is lost as heat or used by organisms for survival in an energy pyramid?

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90%.

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What is the role of a Producer?

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Use sunlight to make food.

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Define Autotroph.

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An organism that produces its own food using sunlight or chemical energy.

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What is a Trophic Level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing the flow of energy and nutrients.

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What is the primary source of energy for producers?

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Sunlight.

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What is a Herbivore?

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An organism that primarily eats plants.

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What is a Carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.