3 - Energy Flow in Ecosystems
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Practice Questions
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What is a food chain?
💡 Hint: Think about the example we discussed in class.
Identify a producer in a food chain.
💡 Hint: Who can produce energy from sunlight?
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What is the primary function of producers in an ecosystem?
💡 Hint: Think about who makes energy in a food chain.
True or False: A food web is simpler than a food chain.
💡 Hint: What did we say about the interconnectedness in food webs?
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Describe how a change in one trophic level could affect the entire ecosystem.
💡 Hint: Consider the links in a food web.
Illustrate an energy pyramid with hypothetical numbers. For instance, if there is 1000 units of energy at the producer level, how much energy would you expect at tertiary consumer level?
💡 Hint: Can you calculate backwards from what’s given at the producer level?
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