Energy flow

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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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Which animal is the apex predator?

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Hawk

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What shape represents trophic levels?

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Pyramids

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What are organisms that create their own energy from sunlight or chemicals called?

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Autotrophs

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Why is a shark classified as a carnivore?

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Because it eats other animals.

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What role do herbivores play in a food web?

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They are primary consumers that eat producers.

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What is 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 the difference between a food web and a food chain?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.