ESH Food Chains & Food Webs

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that can make its own food using light energy or chemical energy, typically through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

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How do most producers make their own food?

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Using light energy to make carbohydrates.

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What do the arrows in a food web represent?

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Where the energy is being transferred.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is an herbivore?

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An organism that primarily eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What may happen if a key species is removed from a food web?

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It can disrupt the balance of the ecosystem, affecting populations of other species.

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In an energy pyramid, how much energy is typically passed from producers to primary consumers?

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About 10% of the energy.