Energy Pyramid Study Guide

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What are Producers in the Energy Pyramid?

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Producers are autotrophs that get energy from the sun and have the greatest amount of energy in the energy pyramid.

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What are Primary Consumers in the Energy Pyramid?

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Primary Consumers are heterotrophs, specifically herbivores, that have 10% less energy than Producers.

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What are Secondary Consumers in the Energy Pyramid?

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Secondary Consumers are heterotrophs, including carnivores and omnivores, that have 10% less energy than Primary Consumers.

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What are Tertiary Consumers in the Energy Pyramid?

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Tertiary Consumers are apex predators, carnivores that have 10% less energy than Secondary Consumers.

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What is a Decomposer?

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A Decomposer eats dead organisms and returns nutrients to the soil.

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What is an Autotroph?

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An Autotroph is an organism that makes its own food.

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What is a Consumer?

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A Consumer is an organism that eats other organisms.

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What is the role of Herbivores in the Energy Pyramid?

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Herbivores are Primary Consumers that eat plants and are the first level of consumers in the energy pyramid.

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What is the difference between Carnivores and Omnivores?

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Carnivores eat only meat, while Omnivores eat both plants and animals.

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What happens to energy as it moves up the Energy Pyramid?

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Energy decreases by about 10% at each level of the energy pyramid.