Ecosystems

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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. Examples include herbivores like rabbits and snails.

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What is the most damaging impact of humans on marine ecosystems?

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Polluting the water is the most damaging impact of humans on marine ecosystems, affecting water quality and marine life.

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What role does a rabbit play in a food web?

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A rabbit is considered a primary consumer as it feeds on plants.

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What is primary succession?

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Primary succession is the process of ecological change that occurs in an area where no soil exists, such as after a volcanic eruption.

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Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

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Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem, showing how energy and nutrients flow.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers. Examples include carnivores like snakes that eat rabbits.

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What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?

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Primary succession occurs in lifeless areas without soil, while secondary succession occurs in areas where a disturbance has destroyed an ecosystem but soil remains.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil. Examples include fungi and bacteria.