Flow of Energy: Food Webs

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What do the arrows in a food chain represent?

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The flow of energy.

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How do consumers obtain energy?

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They eat other plants and animals.

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What is the role of a plant in a food chain?

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Producer.

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What is the role of an owl in a food chain?

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Tertiary consumer (third consumer).

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How does a food chain begin?

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Plant life uses energy from the sun to make food.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers; typically herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers; can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers; often top predators.