Food Chains - Food Webs

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a single path of energy transfer within a habitat, showing how one organism eats 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, showing how different organisms are related through feeding relationships.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a consumer?

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

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a consumer that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is a consumer that primarily eats plants.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What does the arrow in a food chain represent?

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The arrow in a food chain shows the direction of energy flow from one organism to another.

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Why might an organism have multiple arrows pointing from it in a food web?

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An organism may have multiple arrows pointing from it because more than one organism may eat it.

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What is an autotroph?

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An autotroph is an organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis.