Flashcard: Food Chains and Food Webs

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to get energy.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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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 ecosystem.

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What is an Omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and 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 Carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a Food Web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What role do producers play in a food chain?

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Producers, like plants, create their own food through photosynthesis and provide energy for consumers.

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What is the significance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the soil, making them available for producers.

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Give an example of a primary consumer.

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A rabbit, which eats plants.