7th Grade Food Webs Flashcard

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Where do all life forms get their energy?

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The Sun

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What is the most likely effect of a sudden increase in the cricket population?

Back

There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

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What is defined as anything that an organism needs to live, such as food, water, and space?

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Resource

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How many primary consumers are typically found in a food web?

Back

4

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What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?

Back

The number of plants would increase.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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What are primary consumers?

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Primary consumers are organisms that eat producers (plants) to obtain energy.

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What role do producers play in a food web?

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Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food web.

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What is the significance of the Sun in a food web?

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The Sun provides the energy that drives the entire food web, as producers use sunlight to create food.

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What happens to the food web if a top predator is removed?

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If a top predator is removed, it can lead to an overpopulation of primary consumers and a decrease in producers.