Flow of Energy in Ecosystems Test

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What is another name to describe a heterotroph?

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Consumer

Front

What type of consumer would be at the top of an energy pyramid?

Back

Tertiary

Front

What does the term 'Biotic' refer to?

Back

Living organisms in an ecosystem.

Front

What shows the total energy available at each trophic level of an ecosystem?

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Energy Pyramid

Front

If only 10% of the energy in the pyramid is available as you move from one trophic level to the next, what happens to the other 90%?

Back

It is 'lost' as heat energy and waste.

Front

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

An organism that can make 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 role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers; typically herbivores.