Food webs and relationships within an ecosystem

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What do we call a consumer that eats plants?

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Herbivore.

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What are pioneer species?

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The first organisms to move into a new area during succession.

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What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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What is an autotroph?

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An organism that can produce its own food using sunlight or chemical energy.

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Define a producer in an ecosystem.

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An organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a detritivore?

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An organism that feeds on dead organic material, breaking it down into smaller pieces.

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What is the role of primary consumers in a food web?

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They are herbivores that eat producers (plants) and are the second trophic level.

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Explain mutualism in an ecosystem.

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A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.

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What is a carnivore?

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A consumer that primarily eats other animals.