Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

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What is a food chain?

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A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.

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What is always located at the bottom of an energy pyramid?

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Producer

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How does a consumer get energy?

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By feeding on other organisms.

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What happens if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?

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The number of plants would increase.

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What is eutrophication?

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A process where water bodies become overly enriched with nutrients, leading to excessive growth of algae.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What are primary consumers?

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Organisms that eat producers; they are herbivores.

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What are secondary consumers?

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Organisms that eat primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A graphical representation showing the flow of energy at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.

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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.