Food Webs

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What is the main source of energy for food webs?

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The sun.

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What is a food chain?

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A model that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like grass.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy, like humans.

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What is an apex predator?

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The top predator in a food web that has no natural enemies.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is a food web?

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A complex model that shows how different food chains are interconnected in an ecosystem.

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Give an example of a herbivore.

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A rabbit, which eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that eats other animals, like a snake.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats both plants and animals, like a bear.