Food Web

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that only eats plants for energy.

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What is the efficiency of energy transfer from one trophic level to the next?

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Roughly 10%.

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Which organisms are secondary consumers?

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Organisms that eat primary consumers, such as mountain lions, hawks, and frogs.

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What are secondary consumers?

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Organisms that eat primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food.

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What is a food web?

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

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What is a trophic level?

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A position in a food web or chain that indicates the organism's role in energy transfer.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers (plants), such as rabbits and deer.

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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.