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Biology ecology
Ecology terms
Question | Answer |
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Whats ecology | The study of interactions between organisms and living/nonliving parts of there environment |
Whats does a food chain do | Food chains display the flow of energy in a linear sequence |
What do food webs do | Food webs represent the flow of energy in an ecosystem |
Why do we use Trophic levels | We use Trophic levels to show an organisms feeding level starting with the beginning feeding level (the lowest) is the primary. |
Whats a producer | A producer is the lowest level of an organism.They create energy through photosynthesis hence the name producer |
Define Primary consumer | Primary consumers are the second lowest level of organisms.These organisms feed on the lower level producers and get energy from eating the producers |
Whats a decomposer | A decomposer turns dead or decaying matter into nutrients in the soil. |
Name one example of a producer | One example of a producer could include grass since it produces its own energy via photosynthesis |
Name a primary consumer | An example of a primary consumer could include a a caterpillar since it gets its energy from eating producers plants |