Food Web

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that shows how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, such as plants and algae.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers; they are usually herbivores, like rabbits and deer.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores, like frogs and rats.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers; they are often top predators, like owls and hawks.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and making them available for producers.

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Give an example of a producer in a food web.

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Algae is an example of a producer in a food web.

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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 where each is eaten by the next, while a food web is a more complex network of multiple food chains.

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What is a primary producer?

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A primary producer is the first level of the food web that produces energy from sunlight or chemical sources.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.