Producers, Consumers, Food Chains, Food Web

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an organism that primarily eats plants.

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What do we call animals that eat primary consumers?

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Secondary Consumers.

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What is the role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?

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A decomposer breaks down dead organic matter into simpler parts, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What type of consumer is a rabbit in a food web?

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Primary Consumer.

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Where do producers get their energy from?

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Producers get energy from the Sun.

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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.

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Define a food chain.

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is the difference between a primary consumer and a secondary consumer?

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A primary consumer eats producers (plants), while a secondary consumer eats primary consumers.

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Give an example of a secondary consumer.

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An example of a secondary consumer is a snake that eats rabbits.

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