Food Web Review

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What is the primary source of energy for all life on Earth?

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The Sun.

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How many trophic levels are typically found in a food web?

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4 or 5.

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What term is used to describe organisms that produce their own food in a food chain?

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Producers.

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What term is used for organisms that consume other organisms in a food chain?

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Consumers.

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If there are 1000 Kcal available in the producers, how much energy is available in the herbivores?

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100 Kcal.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What are herbivores?

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Herbivores are consumers that primarily eat plants.

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What are carnivores?

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Carnivores are consumers that primarily eat other animals.