Food Webs

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a system of interconnected food chains showing how energy and nutrients flow between different organisms in an ecosystem.

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Who is the producer in a food web?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What does an arrow in a food web represent?

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An arrow in a food web represents the flow of energy from one organism to another.

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What is an herbivore?

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An herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers, like herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, like carnivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers.