Food Webs/Energy Pyramids

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a system of interconnected food chains that shows how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What is a trophic level?

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A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web, representing the flow of energy from one level to the next.

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What is the 10% rule in energy transfer?

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The 10% rule states that only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is passed on to the next level.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is a living thing, like a plant, that can make its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things.

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What is an herbivore?

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An herbivore is an animal that eats only plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that eats only other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and animals.

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What happens to the number of mice if more hawks move into an area?

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The number of mice may decrease because hawks prey on mice.

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What is an apex predator?

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An apex predator is a top predator in a food web that has no natural enemies.