Energy exam review

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that gets energy by eating other animals.

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How much energy is passed on to each trophic level in an energy pyramid?

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10%.

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What organisms are at the bottom of an energy pyramid?

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Producers.

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What is the carrying capacity of a population?

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The maximum number of individuals that an environment can support sustainably.

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What is a producer?

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

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that obtains energy by consuming other organisms.

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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 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 is the role of herbivores in an ecosystem?

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Herbivores are consumers that eat plants, transferring energy from producers to higher trophic levels.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.