Flow of Energy

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What happens to energy as you work your way up the energy pyramid?

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It decreases.

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How do producers obtain energy?

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They conduct photosynthesis.

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What are organisms that make their own food called?

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Producers.

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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 missing from the food chain: Grass --> Slug --> ________ --> Hawk?

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Thrush.

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun.

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What role do consumers play in an ecosystem?

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They obtain energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a food web?

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

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What are decomposers?

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

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What is the difference between a primary consumer and a secondary consumer?

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Primary consumers eat producers; secondary consumers eat primary consumers.

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