Ecosystem and Organisms Flashcard

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What are organisms called that can make their own energy or food using photosynthesis?

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Producers

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What are consumers that eat only plants called?

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Herbivores

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What term is used for consumers that eat both plants and animals?

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Omnivores

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They eat dead consumers.

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What is the main function of an energy pyramid in an ecosystem?

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To display the amount of energy available at each trophic level

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Characteristic of a tertiary consumer?

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They may be a carnivore or an omnivore

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What is biomass in an ecosystem?

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Total mass of all individuals and their parts of a species

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According to the food pyramids, what percentage of energy is transferred to the next trophic level?

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10%

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What happens to the amount of available energy as it travels through the food chain?

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It decreases

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What is a food web?

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Interconnected food chains