Food Chains and Webs

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What are decomposers?

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Organisms that break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

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They break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil.

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What does a food chain show?

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The energy flow through an ecosystem.

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What is the correct order of this food chain: grass, snail, bird, cat?

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grass → snail → bird → cat.

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Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

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More than one organism may eat them.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that make their own food using sunlight, like plants.

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What are consumers?

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Organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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

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The sun.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that primarily eats plants.