Food Chains and Food Webs

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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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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, illustrating how different organisms are related through feeding relationships.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism, usually a plant, that can make its own food through photosynthesis and serves as the base of the food chain.

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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 a type of consumer that primarily eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a type of consumer that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is a type of consumer that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.

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What is prey?

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Prey refers to animals that are hunted and eaten by predators.

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What does the arrow in a food chain or food web represent?

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The arrow represents the flow of energy from one organism to another, indicating who is eaten by whom.