Food Chain

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer in a food chain?

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A producer is an organism, like a plant, that makes its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What are the three types of consumers?

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Herbivores (plant eaters), Carnivores (meat eaters), and Omnivores (eat both plants and animals).

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What is an herbivore?

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An herbivore is a consumer that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a consumer that only eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

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What role do decomposers play in a food chain?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil.

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Give an example of a producer.

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An example of a producer is grass.

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Give an example of a herbivore.

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An example of a herbivore is a rabbit.