Food Chains SC.4.L.17.3 (Hernando)

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What are producers?

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Plants that make their own food.

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What is a prey?

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An organism that is eaten for energy.

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What is an example of a prey?

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Grasshopper.

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In the food chain Sun→plant→mouse→owl, where did the mouse get its energy?

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From the plant.

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What is a predator?

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An organism that kills/eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is an example of a producer?

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A plant, like grass or a tree.

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What role do decomposers play in a food chain?

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

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.