Food Webs & Energy Pyramids

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What is a food web?

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A food web represents all connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain represents a single path of energy transfer within a habitat.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers in a food web.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers in a food web.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers (plants) in a food web.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What does an energy pyramid illustrate?

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An energy pyramid illustrates the distribution of energy among trophic levels in an ecosystem.

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What is the role of decomposers in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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How does energy flow in a food web?

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Energy flows from producers to primary consumers, then to secondary consumers, and finally to tertiary consumers.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain shows a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple interconnected pathways.