Food Chains & Food Webs Initial

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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 role do producers play in a food chain?

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Producers, such as plants, create their own food through photosynthesis and form 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 an animal that primarily eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and animals.

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What is the primary source of energy in a food chain?

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The primary source of energy in a food chain is the sun.

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How does energy flow in a food chain?

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Energy flows from the sun to producers, then to primary consumers, and continues to higher-level consumers.

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What happens to energy as it moves up the food chain?

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As energy moves up the food chain, it decreases due to energy loss at each trophic level, primarily through metabolic processes.