Food Web and Keystone Species Flashcard

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that uses energy from the sun to make its own food, such as plants.

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What is Prey?

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An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.

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What role do Producers play in an ecosystem?

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They provide energy for herbivores and other consumers.

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How does energy flow in a food chain?

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Energy flows from producers to herbivores to carnivores.

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What is the relationship between animals' food and the sun?

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The energy in animals' food was once energy from the sun.

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What is a Predator?

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An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a Decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is a Keystone Species?

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A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance.

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What is an Ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.