Food Chains and Webs

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What do the arrows in a food web represent?

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The arrows point at who gets energy.

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Why is not all energy passed along in feeding relationships?

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It's used by the prey during its life to perform life functions.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, such as a mouse.

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Which consumers are herbivores?

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Primary consumers are herbivores.

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What percentage of energy is typically not transferred to a predator?

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90% of energy is not transferred to a predator.

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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 one in the chain.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer in a food chain?

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

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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

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What is a primary consumer?

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