Web of Life

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What is a consumer?

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

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and animals.

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What does it mean to be a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals.

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What does it mean to be a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.

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What is the original source of all energy in a food chain?

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The sun is the original source of all energy in a food chain.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What role do decomposers play in the ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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Can you give an example of a decomposer?

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Bacteria and fungi are examples of decomposers.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.