Food Web Reading (National Geographic)

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10 questions
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A path energy takes through a certain ecosystem.

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What is the first trophic level?

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What are 3 ocean ecosystem producers mentioned in the reading?

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The second trophic level are the primary consumers. What is another name for primary consumers?

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What is a primary consumer in the kelp ocean ecosystem?

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What is another name for the top predator at the top of the food chain. This predator usually has few or no natural predators.

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Which trophic level turns organic wastes, such as decaying plants, into inorganic materials, such as nutrient-rich soil? They complete the cycle of life, returning nutrients to the soil or oceans for use by autotrophs. This starts a whole new series of food chains.

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Every ecosystem has the most of this trophic level

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Toxic chemicals that bioaccumulate

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Write a food chain for a ocean food web using organisms mentioned in the reading.