Food Chains and Food Webs Review

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What is a producer?

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An organism that can make its own energy, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that cannot make its own energy and must eat other organisms for energy.

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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 in the chain, showing the flow of energy.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how different organisms are related.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that primarily eats plants.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil, such as fungi.

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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; usually top predators in the food chain.