Ecosystem Concepts and Energy Flow

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Why do food webs experience feedback loops?

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Each species can have indirect effects on the abundance of many other species

Front

Which organism would typically be considered a secondary consumer?

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scorpions

Front

Which is true about the movement of energy and matter in ecosystems?

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Matter cycles but energy flows through an ecosystem

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The average efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels is approximately

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10%

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A consumer that eats producers

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Herbivore / Primary Consumer

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An organism that is incapable of photosynthesis and must therefore obtain its energy by consuming other organisms

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Consumer

Front

An organism that is incapable of photosynthesis and must therefore obtain its energy by consuming other organisms

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Heterotroph

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Fungi and bacteria that complete the breakdown process by converting organic matter into small elements and molecules that can by recycled back into the ecosystem

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Decomposers

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An organism that consumes dead animals

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Scavenger

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An organism that specializes in breaking down dead tissues and waste products into smaller particles

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Detritivore