Energy Pyramid

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What is an Energy Pyramid?

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A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.

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Which organisms have the most energy available in an Energy Pyramid?

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Producers, such as plants, have the most energy available.

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Which organism has the least amount of energy available in an Energy Pyramid?

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The Top Predator has the least amount of energy available.

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What does 'trophic level' mean?

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The position that an organism occupies in a food chain based on what it eats.

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Which level of the Energy Pyramid would most likely contain members of the plant kingdom?

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Level D, which represents producers.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What are herbivores?

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Animals that eat only plants.

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What are carnivores?

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Animals that eat other animals.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is biomass?

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The total mass of living matter in a given area or volume.