Food Webs and Energy Pyramids

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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 Food Chain?

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The path of food energy in an ecosystem from plants to animals.

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What happens if a primary consumer is removed from an ecosystem?

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The number of plants would increase.

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Where do green plants get most of their energy?

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From sunlight.

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What is a Producer?

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A living thing that can make its own food.

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What is an Autotroph?

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An organism that can produce its own food using sunlight or chemical energy.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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An organism that eats producers (plants) for energy.

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What is a Secondary Consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers for energy.

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What is a Tertiary Consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers for energy.

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What is an Energy Pyramid?

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A graphical representation showing the flow of energy at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.