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 are producers?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that create their own food through photosynthesis and form the base of the food chain.

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What are consumers?

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Consumers are organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on eating other organisms for energy.

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What are herbivores?

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Herbivores are animals that eat only plants.

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What are carnivores?

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Carnivores are animals that eat only other animals.

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What are omnivores?

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Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and animals.

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What is a decomposer?

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Decomposers are organisms, like fungi and bacteria, that break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What role do decomposers play in a food chain?

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Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem, making them available for producers.

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Where does the energy in a food chain originate?

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The energy in a food chain originates from the Sun.