Energy Pyramids

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food through photosynthesis.

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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 an Energy Pyramid?

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

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What are Primary Consumers?

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Organisms that eat producers; they are typically herbivores.

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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 are Tertiary Consumers?

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Organisms that eat secondary consumers; they are often top predators.

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What is the role of Decomposers?

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Organisms that break down dead material and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is the source of all energy on Earth?

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The Sun.

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How does energy flow in an ecosystem?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers and then to decomposers.

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What is a Food Web?

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