feeding relationships Flashcards

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in ecology a community is formed of

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the populations of all the species present in an ecosystem at a particular time

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the species in a community interact by

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feeding on each other,
competition for resources,
using abiotic resources

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3
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we can show feeding relationships in an ecosystem using

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food chains

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the arrows in a food chain represent

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the direction that the energy and biomass is moving

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the stages in a food chain/web are called the

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trophic levels

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the origin of a food chain/web is a

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producer

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the first animal is called the

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primary consumer

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the second animal is called the

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secondary consumer

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the third animal is called the

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tertiary consumer

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10
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what is rarely drawn in food chains/webs

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decomposers

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