Trophic Levels

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What are organisms that have to eat other organisms called?

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Consumers

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What do you call an organism that eats dead material?

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Detritivore

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What is an organism that only eats plants called?

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Herbivore

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What do you call an organism that only eats animals?

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Carnivore

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What is an organism that eats both plants and animals called?

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Omnivore

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Define 'trophic level'.

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A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web, representing the flow of energy and nutrients through an ecosystem.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, or autotrophs, are organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is the difference between herbivores and carnivores?

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Herbivores eat only plants, while carnivores eat only animals.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats 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, showing how different organisms are related through feeding relationships.