Energy Transfer/ Food Webs

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What is the ultimate source of energy in any food web?

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The sun.

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What are secondary consumers in a food web?

Back

Organisms that eat primary consumers; examples include mountain lions and hawks.

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Which of the following is NOT a consumer: grass, dog, shark, fish?

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Grass is not a consumer; it is a producer.

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What is a herbivore?

Back

An organism that primarily eats plants; for example, a cricket.

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What trophic level does an owl occupy in a food web?

Back

Tertiary Consumer.

Front

Define a food web.

Back

A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer in a food web?

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An organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis; examples include plants.

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What role do primary consumers play in a food web?

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They eat producers; examples include rabbits and deer.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals; for example, a shark.

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Explain the term 'trophic level.'

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The position an organism occupies in a food chain, based on its feeding relationships.