Food Webs: Cycling of Matter and Flow of Energy

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What is the chemical process by which plants make their own food?

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Photosynthesis

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What are plants considered because they make their own food?

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Producers

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What is the ultimate source of energy on Earth?

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The sun

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What are the final products of photosynthesis?

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Oxygen and sugar

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What results from the overlapping of food chains?

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Food web

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What is the role of producers in a food web?

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Producers create energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food web.

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What is a consumer in a food web?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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How does energy flow through a food web?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers and then to decomposers.

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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 linear sequence of organisms, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.