food chain and food web

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What are plants called in a food chain?

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Producers

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What does a food web show?

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The flow of energy through an ecosystem.

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What is a food web?

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

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Which organism has the most energy in a food chain?

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Producers, such as grass.

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Which organism has the least energy in a food chain?

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Top predators, such as owls.

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What does a food chain illustrate?

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Energy flow through an ecosystem.

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What are consumers in a food chain?

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Organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

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What are decomposers?

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Organisms that break down dead material and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is the primary source of energy for most food chains?

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The sun.

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What role do herbivores play in a food chain?

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They are primary consumers that eat producers.