Food Chains and Food Webs

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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.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that illustrates how energy flows between multiple organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food using sunlight, such as plants.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce 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 an animal that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an animal that primarily eats plants.

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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 is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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Where does the energy in a food chain originate?

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The energy in a food chain originates from the Sun.

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Why are arrows used in food chains and food webs?

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Arrows indicate the direction of energy flow from one organism to another.