Energy Transfer Flashcard

Front

What is a model of how food chains are connected?

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Food web

Front

What shows the relationships among all species in an ecosystem?

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Food chain

Front

What is an organism that eats other organisms for energy called?

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Consumer

Front

What is the source of all energy in a food chain?

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Sun

Front

Which organism is a primary producer?

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Phytoplankton

Front

What do we call organisms that make their own food?

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Producers

Front

What is the term for the flow of energy through a food chain?

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Energy flow

Front

What type of organism breaks down dead material?

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Decomposer

Front

What is the role of herbivores in a food chain?

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They are primary consumers that eat plants.

Front

What do we call the top predators in a food chain?

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Tertiary consumers