Food Webs, Symbiosis, Food Pyramid

What is an autotroph?

• it is a consumer

• Its a cell with a nucleus.

• It's a cell without a nucleus

• An organism that can make it's own food.

What is a heterotroph?

• It's a cell that can make it's own food.

• A cell with a nucleus

• A cell without a nucleus.

• A consumer

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What do the arrows show in a food chain?

• The direction of energy flow

• Which organisms are producers.

• Which organisms are consumers.

• Where the decomposers are.

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What is a food web?

• Its just like a food chain.

• Multiple food chains that interact with one another.

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What is symbiosis?

• Organisms living together.

• One organism benefits, the other doesn't.

• Both parties benefit.

• One organism benefits, the other is not affected.

What is mutualism?

• One organism benefits, the other does not.

• Both organisms benefit.

• One organism benefits, one does not benefit.

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Parasitism...

• Both organisms benefit.

• One organism benefits, the other is not affected.

• One organism benefits, the other organism is harmed.

This is an organism that is hunted for food.

• Predator

• Prey

• Apex predator

This organism is the top of the food web.

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Apex Predator

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The bottom level of the food pyramid.

• Primary Consumer

• Tiertiary Consumer

• Apex predator

• Producer