Food Chains and Food Webs

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What do you call organisms that eat ONLY other consumers?

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Carnivores are organisms that exclusively consume other animals.

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How would you describe Mice in a freshwater ecosystem where they eat snails?

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Mice are classified as Secondary Consumers because they eat Primary Consumers (snails).

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Which organism would have the largest population in a food web?

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Phytoplankton would have the largest population as they are primary producers.

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How would you describe a frog in a food chain?

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A frog is a Secondary Consumer (Carnivore) as it eats Primary Consumers.

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How would you describe Ducks in a freshwater ecosystem?

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Ducks are Omnivores because they eat both plants (grass, algae) and animals (snails).

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What is a Food Chain?

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A Food Chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next in the chain.

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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.

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Define Producers in an ecosystem.

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Producers are organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What are Primary Consumers?

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Primary Consumers are organisms that eat producers; they are herbivores.

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What are Secondary Consumers?

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Secondary Consumers are organisms that eat primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.