Food Webs, Energy Pyramids

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that shows how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each organism is eaten by the next one in the chain, illustrating the flow of energy.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism, typically a plant, that can make its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is a type of consumer that primarily eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a type of consumer that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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An energy pyramid is a graphical representation that shows the flow of energy at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.

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What does the base of an energy pyramid represent?

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The base of an energy pyramid represents the producers, which have the most energy available.

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What happens to energy as it moves up the energy pyramid?

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As energy moves up the energy pyramid, it decreases, with only about 10% of the energy being transferred to the next level.