12.7 - Exercises
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Practice Questions
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What type of organisms are decomposers?
💡 Hint: Think about the organisms that recycle nutrients in nature.
What is the producer level in a food chain?
💡 Hint: Consider which organisms create their own food.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What do we call the living factors in an ecosystem?
💡 Hint: Reflect on the term for living organisms.
Is primary productivity important for secondary consumers?
💡 Hint: Think about energy flow in a food chain.
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Challenge Problems
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Considering a food web in a forest ecosystem, analyze how a decrease in primary productivity would impact secondary consumers.
💡 Hint: Focus on the interdependence in food chains.
Discuss how climate change might influence decomposition rates in various ecosystems.
💡 Hint: Consider how climate effects are felt in ecosystem functions.
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