Food Chains and Food Webs

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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.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that illustrates how energy flows through an ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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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 for energy.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is a type of consumer that eats only plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a type of consumer that eats only other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers, typically herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, typically carnivores.

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What is an apex predator?

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An apex predator is a predator at the top of the food chain that has no natural enemies.