Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

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What is an Energy Pyramid?

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A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers, such as plants.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers.

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What happens to energy as it moves up the food chain?

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Only about 10% of the energy is passed on to the next trophic level.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is interdependence in an ecosystem?

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The reliance of different organisms on each other for food and survival.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a primary producer's role in an ecosystem?

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To convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.