Ecosystem Energy Transfers

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food.

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What percentage of energy do Herbivores get from plants?

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Herbivores get only 10% of the energy stored in plants.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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An organism that eats producers; for example, a rabbit.

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Where does all energy on Earth ultimately come from?

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All energy on Earth ultimately comes from the Sun.

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What is an Autotroph?

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An organism that can produce its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a Decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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What is a Food Web?

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

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What is a Carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an Omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.