Food Webs, Energy Pyramids

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is all of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other.

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What do the arrows in a food web represent?

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The arrows in a food web represent energy flow.

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What type of organism is at the beginning of every food chain?

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The type of organism at the beginning of every food chain is a producer.

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What are animals called in a food chain?

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Animals in a food chain are called consumers.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What role do herbivores play in a food web?

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Herbivores are consumers that eat plants and are primary consumers in a food web.