Food Chain/Food Web

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What is the original source of energy for a food web?

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The sun.

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What do decomposers get energy from?

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Dead things and waste.

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What is a connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem called?

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Food web.

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What do we call an animal that hunts other animals for food?

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Predator.

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What is an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms called?

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Consumer.

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What are organisms that produce their own food using sunlight called?

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Producers.

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What is the role of herbivores in a food chain?

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Herbivores are consumers that eat plants.

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What is the difference between a predator and prey?

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A predator hunts other animals, while prey is the animal that is hunted.

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What is the function of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next one in the chain.