Food Chains and Food Webs

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What do the arrows in a food chain diagram represent?

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The direction that energy flows.

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

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An organism that eats other organisms to obtain energy.

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What is the first consumer in a food chain called?

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Primary consumer.

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Which of the following are considered producers in a food chain?

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Plants and algae.

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What distinguishes producers from other organisms in a food chain?

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Producers make their own food using energy from the sun.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What role do decomposers play in a food chain?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is a primary producer?

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An organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers.