Food Chains, Food Webs, and Energy Pyramids

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Abiotic factors are __________________.

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Non-living

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Organisms which carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms are called __________.

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Decomposers

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Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake? (Options: Plant, Rabbit, Mouse, Hawk)

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Hawk

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What is a food web?

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A network of food chains in an ecosystem.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that use sunlight to make food.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What role do herbivores play in a food chain?

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Herbivores are primary consumers that eat plants.

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What is the top predator in a food web?

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The organism that has no natural predators and is at the top of the food chain.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A graphical representation showing the flow of energy at each trophic level in an ecosystem.

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing a different level of energy transfer.