
Food Chains and Food Webs
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Science
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7th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a food chain?
Back
A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem, starting from producers to various levels of consumers.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a food web?
Back
A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that illustrates how energy and nutrients circulate among various organisms in an ecosystem.
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3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Who are primary consumers?
Back
Primary consumers are herbivores that eat producers (plants) in a food chain or food web.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
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4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What role do secondary consumers play in a food chain?
Back
Secondary consumers are organisms that eat primary consumers; they are typically carnivores or omnivores.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a tertiary consumer?
Back
A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers; they are usually at the top of the food chain.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
Back
Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and completing the nutrient cycle.
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7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Can you give an example of a primary consumer?
Back
An example of a primary consumer is a grasshopper, which feeds on grass.
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