Food Chains and Food webs

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What is the primary source of energy for all life on Earth?

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Sun

Front

What term describes a network of interconnected food chains?

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Food Web

Front

Which group of organisms is the largest in a food web?

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Producers

Front

What are the organisms called that produce their own food in a food chain?

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Producers/Autotrophs

Front

What are organisms that consume other organisms for energy called?

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Consumers/Heterotrophs

Front

What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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They break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers, typically herbivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers, often carnivores.

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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 where each is eaten by the next, while a food web is a complex network of many interconnected food chains.

Front

What is an example of a producer in a food chain?

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Plants, such as grass or trees.