Food Webs and Trophic Levels Vocabulary Review

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem, showing how energy and nutrients flow through different trophic levels.

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What are trophic levels?

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Trophic levels are the hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, defined by how organisms obtain energy, including producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism, typically a plant or algae, that can make its own food through photosynthesis, serving as the base of the food web.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms (plants or animals) to obtain energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism, such as bacteria or fungi, that breaks down dead organic material, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals for energy.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an organism that primarily eats plants.

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What is the energy pyramid?

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The energy pyramid is a graphical representation of the energy flow in an ecosystem, showing the amount of energy available at each trophic level.

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Which trophic level has the most energy?

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Producers have the most energy available in the energy pyramid.