Unit 1 Living Things and Ecosystems

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What is the main source of energy for all life?

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The sun.

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How is energy transferred throughout the food web?

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Energy is transferred when one organism consumes another.

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What are organisms that eat both producers and consumers classified as?

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Omnivores.

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At which level of the energy pyramid is the most energy available?

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Producer.

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What do plants need for photosynthesis?

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Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What are consumers?

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Organisms that cannot make their own food and must eat other organisms.

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What are herbivores?

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Organisms that only eat plants.

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What are carnivores?

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Organisms that only eat other animals.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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