Food Chains & Webs Flashcard

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain.

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What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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What is a producer in a food chain?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An herbivore that eats producers.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A carnivore that eats primary consumers.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A carnivore that eats secondary consumers.

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What is energy transfer in a food chain?

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The movement of energy from one trophic level to the next, typically losing about 90% of energy at each level.