Science Review for 9/16

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What happens to the population of an organism that eats a missing link in the food chain?

Back

The population would decrease.

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What does a food chain represent?

Back

A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.

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What type of organism completes the food chain?

Back

An organism that breaks down dead organisms.

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How are deer and rabbits similar in an ecosystem?

Back

They are both consumers.

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Which of the following is NOT a consumer in a food web? Prairie Grass, Mountain Lion, Squirrel, Robin?

Back

Prairie Grass.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

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

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

Back

An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Back

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is a food web?

Back

A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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

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A food chain shows a single path of energy transfer, while a food web shows multiple paths.