
Food Chains and Food Webs
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Biology
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7th - 9th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a food chain?
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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem, starting from producers to various levels of consumers.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a food web?
Back
A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, illustrating how different organisms are related through feeding relationships.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What are producers?
Back
Producers are organisms, like plants, that can make their own food through photosynthesis, serving as the base of the food chain.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What are consumers?
Back
Consumers are organisms that cannot produce their own food and must eat other organisms for energy. They can be classified as herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What are decomposers?
Back
Decomposers are organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, that break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and completing the nutrient cycle.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the role of sunlight in a food chain?
Back
Sunlight provides the energy necessary for producers to create food through photosynthesis, which is the starting point of all food chains.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a herbivore?
Back
A herbivore is a type of consumer that primarily eats plants and other producers.
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