Foodwebs and Chains

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What is a producer in a food web?

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A producer is an organism that gets its energy from the sun and makes its own food, like plants.

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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, such as animals.

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What is a decomposer in a food web?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organisms and returns nutrients to the soil, like fungi.

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Give an example of a producer.

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An example of a producer is a tree.

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Give an example of a decomposer.

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An example of a decomposer is a fungus.

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What role do decomposers play in the food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms to return nutrients to the soil.

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How do producers obtain energy?

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Producers obtain energy from the sun.

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What do consumers rely on for energy?

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Consumers rely on eating producers or other consumers for energy.

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What happens to energy as it moves up the food chain?

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Energy decreases as it moves up the food chain.

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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.

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