Energy Roles in an Ecosystem

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What are apex predators?

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Top predators in an ecosystem that have no natural enemies.

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How are energy roles in an ecosystem determined?

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By how an organism obtains food.

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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Sunlight.

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Which type of organism is likely to have the smallest population in a food web?

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Apex predators like hawks and owls.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What are primary consumers?

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Organisms that eat producers, such as herbivores.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is the role of secondary consumers?

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Organisms that eat primary consumers, such as carnivores.