Food Webs

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What do arrows in a food web represent?

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The flow of energy.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food.

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How much energy is transferred from trophic level 1 to trophic level 2?

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10%.

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What is another term for an autotroph?

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Producer.

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Where are producers located in a food chain?

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At the beginning.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass.

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What is the primary source of energy for most food webs?

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The sun.

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What is a trophic level?

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A level in a food web or chain that represents the flow of energy.