Food Webs: Cycling of Matter and Flow of Energy

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What are organisms that make their own food called?

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Producers

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What is the ultimate source of energy on Earth?

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The sun

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What do we call the interconnected food chains in an ecosystem?

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Food web

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What is a consumer at the top of a food chain called?

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Apex consumer

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What is the process by which plants make their own food?

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Photosynthesis

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What are organisms that cannot make their own food and rely on others for energy?

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Consumers

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What is the role of decomposers 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 the term for the flow of energy through a food web?

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Energy transfer

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

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What are the two main processes that cycle matter in an ecosystem?

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Photosynthesis and decomposition