Life Science Review

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What are the products of photosynthesis?

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Oxygen and Glucose

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True or False: Herbivores only gain their energy by consuming animals.

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False

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What level consumer is the hawk?

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Tertiary

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Why is the sun so important to life?

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It provides the original source of energy in most ecosystems.

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An organism that gains its energy from consuming producers and consumers is a(n) _________.

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Omnivore

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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

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Define a consumer in ecological terms.

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An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What role do herbivores play in an ecosystem?

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They are primary consumers that eat plants.

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The sun.