Food Web

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What does a food chain show the transfer of?

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Energy

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What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

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They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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What do we call animals that only eat other animals?

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Carnivores

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What are organisms that break down dead material called?

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Decomposers

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What is an organism that eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivore

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What do we call the first level of a food chain that produces energy?

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Producers

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What is the role of consumers in a food web?

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Consumers eat producers or other consumers to obtain energy.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that only eats plants.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

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

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The Sun