4.LS.2.4 FLASHCARD

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What is a food web?

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

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What role do predators play in a food web?

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Predators help control the population of other organisms, maintaining balance in the ecosystem.

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What happens when a predator is removed from a food web?

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The population of its prey may increase, which can lead to overpopulation and depletion of resources.

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What is the relationship between prey and predator?

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Prey are organisms that are hunted and eaten by predators.

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How does an increase in prey population affect predators?

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An increase in prey population can lead to an increase in predator population due to more available food.

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What is the impact of a decrease in predator population on prey?

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A decrease in predator population can lead to an increase in prey population.

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What is an example of a primary consumer?

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A mouse is an example of a primary consumer that eats plants.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, like a snake that eats mice.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.

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What is biodiversity?

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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.