Food Webs

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What is a producer in a food web?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants like grass.

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What is a consumer in a food web?

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A consumer is an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What does a food web represent?

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A food web represents all connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers, such as herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, such as carnivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers, often at the top of the food chain.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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

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How much energy is typically passed from producers to primary consumers?

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Typically, about 10% of the energy from producers is passed to primary consumers.

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What is a food chain?

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

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.