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What is an organism that gets its energy by eating secondary consumers?
Tertiary consumer
What is a carnivore?
An animal that eats other animals
What is an energy path from one organism to another showing a linked series; feeds on the one prior to it in the series?
Food chain
The law of conservation of energy states that-
energy cannot be created nor destroyed.
What are organisms that transform energy from the sun and use carbon dioxide and water to make food?
Producers
What is any class of organisms occupying the same position in a food chain, such as primary consumers or secondary consumers?
Trophic level
What is the ultimate source of energy for food webs?
The Sun
What are organisms that get their energy by feeding on primary consumers in the food chain?
Secondary consumers
What are animals that eat only plants or plant products?
Herbivores
What is a system consisting of all the interactions that occur between the abiotic and biotic factors within an environment?
Ecosystem
The law of conservation of matter states-
Matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
What is the role of a producer?
To transform energy from the sun to make food.
What are organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion?
Decomposers
Why do most food webs only have three or four levels?
There is not enough energy to support more
What are overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem?
Food web
What are organisms that feed on other organisms in a food chain?
Consumers
