Food Chains and Food Webs Review

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What does a food chain represent?

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A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.

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What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?

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Decomposers

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The shrew provides energy for the _______?

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snake

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Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

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More than one organism may eat them.

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Where does the energy start in this food chain?

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Sun

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What are producers in a food chain?

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Organisms that create their own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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

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The Sun.