Food Web Vocabulary

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What is the primary source of energy for all food chains?

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The sun.

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What term describes organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis?

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Producers.

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What do we call animals that are hunted and eaten by other animals?

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Prey.

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What is the role of scavengers in an ecosystem?

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Scavengers consume the leftover parts of dead animals.

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What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivore.

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What is the term for organisms that are at the top of the food chain and have no natural predators?

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Apex predators.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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How does energy transfer through a food chain?

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Energy decreases as it moves up the food chain, with producers having the most energy and top predators having the least.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that primarily eats plants.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass, while a food web is a more complex network of interconnected food chains.