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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What organism is a tertiary consumer in a food web?

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Fox

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

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What does a food web diagram indicate?

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It shows the interconnected feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

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They show the direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

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Define autotroph.

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An organism that produces its own food from inorganic substances.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers; typically herbivores.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil.

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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 pathway of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple interconnected pathways.