Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

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What are organisms that must eat other organisms to get energy and matter?

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Consumers

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How does energy flow through an ecosystem?

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From the Sun to producers to consumers

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What is the correct equation for photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide + water + sunlight → oxygen + glucose

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What is the process by which plants transform energy from the sun into stored energy in the form of glucose?

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Photosynthesis

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What do we call organisms that eat waste and dead organisms?

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Detritivores/Decomposers

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What are the primary producers in an ecosystem?

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Plants, as they convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What role do herbivores play in an ecosystem?

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They are primary consumers that eat plants.

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What is cellular respiration?

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The process by which organisms convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing a different level of energy transfer.