Ecology Review

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What is the ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem?

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The sun.

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What is an organism that can make its own food?

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Autotroph.

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How do plants, as producers, make their own food?

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Photosynthesis.

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What is a heterotroph?

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An organism that cannot make its own food and must consume other organisms.

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Give an example of a heterotroph.

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Spider.

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What is a producer/consumer relationship?

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A relationship where one organism produces food and another organism consumes it.

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Provide an example of a producer/consumer relationship.

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Rabbits eat shrubs.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which plants use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.