Energy Flow Through Ecosystems

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Animal that gets its energy and nutrition from eating meat.

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Carnivore: An organism that primarily consumes meat.

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A fungi absorbs nutrients from dead and decaying organisms. It is ......

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A heterotroph: An organism that cannot produce its own food and relies on other sources for nutrition.

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In an energy pyramid, which way does the energy transfer?

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Energy transfers from the bottom of the pyramid to the top.

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Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

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Shrew: A small mammal that is a common prey for both owls and weasels.

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What process occurs when light energy is captured by chlorophyll in autotrophs and converted into sugar?

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Photosynthesis: The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What is an autotroph?

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An organism that produces its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic material, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun: It provides the energy necessary for photosynthesis.

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Define herbivore.

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Herbivore: An organism that primarily consumes plants.