Food Chains and Food Webs

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What are organisms that get their energy from producers called?

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Primary Consumers

Front

What is the term for all the ways that energy can move and be transferred through an ecosystem?

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Food Web

Front

What do we call organisms that can trap sunlight and turn it into sugar glucose?

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Producers

Front

If I eat grass and am scared of birds eating me, what type of organism am I?

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Primary Consumer

Front

What is one path that energy can travel through an ecosystem called?

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Food Chain

Front

What are the first organisms in a food chain that produce energy called?

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Producers

Front

What type of consumer eats primary consumers?

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Secondary Consumers

Front

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain shows a single path of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple interconnected paths.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is an autotroph?

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An organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis.