Food Chains & Food Webs

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What does a food chain illustrate?

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A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.

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What is an herbivore?

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An organism that primarily eats plants.

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What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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What is the role of a producer in a food chain?

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An organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis, and serves as a food source for consumers.

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How does energy flow in a food chain?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers in a linear sequence.

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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; can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What impact does removing a species from a food web have?

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It can disrupt the balance of the ecosystem, affecting populations of other species.

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing a different level of energy transfer.