Flow of Energy

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What are organisms that make their own food called?

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Producers

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What happens to energy as you move up the energy pyramid?

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It decreases.

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What classification does a grasshopper fall under in the energy pyramid?

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Primary consumer.

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In a food web, which animal is known to eat rabbits?

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Fox.

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What is the likely effect of a sudden increase in the cricket population?

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There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

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Define a consumer in ecological terms.

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An organism that obtains energy by feeding on 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 soil.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Explain the 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 a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers; typically herbivores.

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