Interactions in Ecosystems

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that gets energy from eating only plants.

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What is a food web?

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A system of food chains that shows the transfer of energy.

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Which organism has the most available energy?

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Grass.

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What is an autotroph?

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An organism that produces its own food, such as a sunflower.

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What happens to energy in an energy pyramid from one trophic level to the next?

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The total energy available for consumption is reduced.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that gets energy from eating other animals.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically plants.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing the flow of energy.

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