Energy in Ecosystems

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What is a producer?

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An organism that uses the sun's energy to make its own food.

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Energy is stored in ATP. True or False?

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True.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process in which green plants use carbon dioxide to make oxygen.

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What kind of organism is represented by this picture? (carnivore, herbivore, super predator, omnivore)

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Omnivore.

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In the energy pyramid, what is the bottom level composed of?

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Producers.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that consumes other organisms for energy.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The sun.

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Define 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 interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.