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U3 KA 1 & KA 4 Ecosystems & Energy

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What does an arrow show in a food web or chain?   The direction of ENERGY FLOW.  
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What is a producer.   A GREEN plant that can make its own food by photosynthesis.  
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What is a consumer?   An organism that gets its energy by eating another organism.  
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State two ways energy is lost from a food chain.   Any 2 from  
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What is a herbivore?   An organism that only eats plants  
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What is a species?   Organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile off-spring  
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What is a Carnivore?   An organism that only eats animals.  
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What happens to the Energy in a food chain as you go along the food chain?   It gets smaller  
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Which ecological Pyramid ALWAYS takes the shape of a pyramid?   Energy  
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What is meant by a pyramid of Numbers?   A diagram that represent the Number of organisms at each successive level of a food chain.  
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What is meant by a pyramid of Energy?   A diagram that represent the Energy of organisms at each successive level of a food chain.  
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What percentage of energy is passed on at each stage in a food chain?   10%  
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What happens to the energy that is passed on in a food chain?   It is turned into body tissue  
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How much energy is LOST at each stage in a food chain?   90%  
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Give an example of a food chain where the Numbers do NOT decrease in size   Tree  
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Why do plants need nitrates?   To make amino acids which are used to make protein  
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What is Inter-specific Competition?   Competition between Different Species  
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What type of competition is the most intense?   Intra-specific  
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What is Intra-specific Competition?   Competition WITHIN the species  
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