Ecology Vocab Review

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem, showing how energy and nutrients flow through different trophic levels.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, such as plants, are organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis, serving as the base of the food web.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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Define scavenger.

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A scavenger is an organism that feeds on dead organisms, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is a species?

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A species is a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, sharing common characteristics.

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What is the primary source of energy in most ecosystems?

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The primary source of energy in most ecosystems is sunlight.

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What happens to a food web if a key species is removed?

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Removing a key species can disrupt the balance of the food web, leading to population increases or decreases among other organisms.

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What is an herbivore?

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An herbivore is a type of consumer that primarily eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a type of consumer that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is a consumer that eats both plants and animals.