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Food Chains and Food Webs

Food Chains and Food Webs

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Science

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food web?

Back

A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that shows all the feeding relationships among organisms in a habitat.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are producers?

Back

Producers are organisms, like plants, that create their own food through photosynthesis and form the base of the food chain.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are primary consumers?

Back

Primary consumers are organisms that eat producers; they are typically herbivores.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are secondary consumers?

Back

Secondary consumers are organisms that eat primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are decomposers?

Back

Decomposers are organisms, like fungi and bacteria, that break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

An organism may have more than one arrow coming from it because it may eat multiple organisms.

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