Ecology

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What is a food web?

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A system of interconnected food chains that shows the transfer of energy among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is the first trophic level called?

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Primary producer.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food through photosynthesis.

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Why is photosynthesis important?

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It produces food for the food webs and oxygen for living organisms.

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Give an example of a producer.

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Algae.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats primary producers, typically herbivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers, often carnivores.

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Define a predator.

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An organism that hunts and eats other organisms.

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Define a prey.

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An organism that is hunted and eaten by predators.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the soil.