Food Chains, Food Webs and Trophic Levels

Food Chains, Food Webs and Trophic Levels

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Biology, Science

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next, showing the flow of energy and nutrients.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food web?

Back

A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, illustrating how different species are related through feeding relationships.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define trophic level.

Back

The position an organism occupies in a food chain, which is determined by its feeding relationships.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are producers?

Back

Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, forming the first trophic level.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are primary consumers?

Back

Herbivores that eat producers; they occupy the second trophic level.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are secondary consumers?

Back

Carnivores that eat primary consumers; they occupy the third trophic level.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are decomposers?

Back

Organisms that break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and completing the cycle of matter.

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