Food Chains and Food Webs Review

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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, showing how different organisms are related through feeding relationships.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem, starting from producers to various levels of consumers.

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How do animals get energy to live?

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Animals get energy by eating plants or other animals.

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What do you call an animal that hunts and eats other animals?

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A predator.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that transforms energy from the sun and uses carbon dioxide and water to make food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms (plants or animals) to obtain energy.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an animal that primarily eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What role do producers play in a food chain?

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Producers are the first level in a food chain, providing energy for all other organisms.