CH 3.1 Energy, Producers, and Consumers: SAVVAS FLASHCARD

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What are primary producers?

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Organisms that make their own food using energy from compounds in the environment.

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How do consumers obtain energy?

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Consumers obtain energy through the consumption of other organisms.

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What do decomposers eat?

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Decomposers eat dead organisms.

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What are heterotrophs?

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Heterotrophs are organisms that must acquire energy from other organisms; they are also known as consumers.

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What is the role of consumers in an ecosystem?

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Consumers play a role in transferring energy by consuming primary producers or other consumers.

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What is an example of a primary producer?

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Plants, algae, and some bacteria that perform photosynthesis.

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What is the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?

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Autotrophs produce their own food, while heterotrophs obtain food from other organisms.

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What is the significance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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How do clams obtain energy?

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Clams gain energy and nutrients by filtering particles from the water.

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What is a food chain?

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