Ecology

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What is an Energy Pyramid?

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A graphic illustration that shows each trophic level and the amount of usable energy contained within.

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What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

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Evaporation.

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What is a Consumer in ecology?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What does every food chain start with?

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Sun.

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What is a Carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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Define Autotroph.

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An organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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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 the role of Decomposers?

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is Transpiration?

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The process by which water is absorbed by plant roots and then evaporated from the leaves into the atmosphere.