FOOD CHAINS / FOOD WEBS

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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, starting from producers to various levels of consumers.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how different organisms are related through feeding relationships.

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

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

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What is a producer?

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

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What is the role of a producer?

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The role of a producer is to use sunlight to make food through the process of photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What are herbivores?

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Herbivores are consumers that eat plants only.

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What are carnivores?

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Carnivores are consumers that eat meat only.

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What are omnivores?

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Omnivores are consumers that eat both plants and animals.

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What is a scavenger?

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A scavenger is a type of consumer that feeds on dead organisms.