Flow of Energy through a Food Web

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that gets food from breaking down dead organisms.

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What is a food web?

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A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between many species in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a trophic level?

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A level in a food chain or food web, representing the flow of energy from one level to the next.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers, typically herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers, typically carnivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers.

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What is an omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A graphical representation of the energy flow in an ecosystem, showing the energy available at each trophic level.