Marine Food Chains, Webs, and Pyramids

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What is a third-level consumer?

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A third-level consumer is typically a carnivore that feeds on secondary consumers in a food chain.

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What do Trophic Levels represent?

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Trophic Levels represent levels of nourishment in a food chain.

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What is an autotroph?

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An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis.

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Who is the secondary consumer in a food chain?

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In the food chain, the secondary consumer is an organism that feeds on primary consumers; for example, squid, sardines, and snapper.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that carries out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What are producers?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that produce their own food through photosynthesis and serve as the base of the food chain.

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What role do herbivores play in a food chain?

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Herbivores are primary consumers that eat producers (plants) and are the second level in a food chain.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an organism that primarily eats other animals.