Ecology Review

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What is a heterotroph?

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An organism that relies on other organisms for food; a consumer.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that eats only meat.

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What happens if the rabbit population is removed from the food chain grass → rabbit → fox?

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There would be more grass.

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What is a food chain?

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A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

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What do fungi do to dead plants and animals?

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They decompose them.

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What is an herbivore?

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An organism that eats only plants.

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What is an omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.

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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 organic material, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is the primary producer in an ecosystem?

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Organisms, like plants and algae, that produce energy through photosynthesis.