Unit 3 Review - Ecosystem Disruptions & Natural Selection

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, which are herbivores that eat producers.

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What do the arrows in a food chain diagram represent?

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The arrows represent the flow of energy from one organism to another.

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What is the ultimate source of energy in any food chain?

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The ultimate source of energy in any food chain is the sun.

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What is camouflage?

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Camouflage is a trait that allows an organism to blend in with its environment to avoid detection by predators.

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What is mimicry?

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Mimicry is when one organism evolves to resemble another organism for protection or to gain an advantage.

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What are producers?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that create their own food through photosynthesis and serve as the base of the food chain.

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What are decomposers?

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Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is natural selection?

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Natural selection is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is an ecosystem disruption?

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An ecosystem disruption is a significant change in the environment that affects the organisms living there, such as natural disasters or human activities.

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What is the role of a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers, typically herbivores.