Food Chains and Food Webs

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Arrows in a food web represent...

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energy

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Producers are ...

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all of these are true (plants, able to do photosynthesis, also called autotrophs)

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Which of the following is NOT a consumer?

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grass

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A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

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food web

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Decomposers get energy from...

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dead things and waste

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What are producers?

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Organisms that can make their own food, primarily through photosynthesis.

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What role do consumers play in a food chain?

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Consumers obtain energy by eating other organisms.

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Define decomposers.

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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

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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 single pathway of energy flow, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.