Food Webs and Food Chains

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants like tall grass.

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What do the arrows in a food web represent?

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The arrows in a food web indicate the direction of energy flow, pointing from the organism that provides energy to the organism that receives it.

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List the correct order of a simple food chain.

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A simple food chain can be: grass (producer) → snail (herbivore) → bird (carnivore) → cat (top predator).

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that illustrates all the feeding relationships and energy flow among organisms in an ecosystem.

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If a frog is the prey, what could be a potential predator?

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A potential predator of a frog could be a snake.

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What role do herbivores play in a food chain?

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Herbivores are primary consumers that eat producers (plants) and transfer energy from the producers to higher trophic levels.

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Define a carnivore.

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A carnivore is an organism that primarily eats other animals.

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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 where each is eaten by the next, while a food web is a more complex network of multiple food chains interconnected.

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What is an apex predator?

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An apex predator is a predator at the top of a food chain that has no natural enemies.

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How does energy flow in an ecosystem?

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Energy flows through an ecosystem from producers to various levels of consumers, with energy being lost at each trophic level due to metabolic processes.