Food Chains & Food Webs

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What are the main components required for photosynthesis?

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Sunlight, Carbon Dioxide, and Water

Front

What is the currency/useable energy in all cells in all life?

Back

ATP

Front

In a food web, if the lion is removed, there will always be effects in the community. Fill in the blank: If an animal is removed, there will always be effects in the ________.

Back

community

Front

In an energy pyramid, which level do decomposers obtain energy from?

Back

All trophic levels

Front

According to the 10% rule, most energy is lost as heat into the environment, which is ____.

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C) 90%.

Front

Define a food chain.

Back

A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next in the chain.

Front

What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What role do producers play in a food chain?

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They convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What are primary consumers?

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Organisms that eat producers; they are herbivores.

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What are secondary consumers?

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