Food Chains & Food Webs

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What are plants and animals that get their energy from eating other things?

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consumers

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Which of the following shows the proper order of a food chain? Options: producers --> carnivores --> decomposers --> herbivores, herbivores --> decomposers --> producers --> carnivores, producers --> herbivores --> carnivores --> decomposers, producers --> carnivores --> herbivores --> decomposers

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producers --> herbivores --> carnivores --> decomposers

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What is the difference between a second-level consumer and a third-level consumer?

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Third-level consumers eat other carnivores, and second-level consumers do not.

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Which part of the food chain only eats meat?

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a carnivore

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How do consumers get energy?

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by eating

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What happens if a portion of the food chain is broken?

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All the organisms in the chain are affected.

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An elephant eats only plants. Which type of consumer is an elephant?

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an herbivore

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What do omnivores eat?

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plants and meat

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What is a food web?

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a complex network of food chains in an ecosystem

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Characteristic of animals in the same food web?

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They are in the same ecosystem.