What is a food chain?
Food Chains and Food Webs

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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.
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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 different organisms in an ecosystem are related through feeding relationships.
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What are producers?
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Producers, also known as autotrophs, are organisms that can make their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.
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What are consumers?
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Consumers are organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on consuming other organisms for energy. They can be herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores.
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What are decomposers?
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Decomposers are organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, that break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.
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What is an energy pyramid?
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An energy pyramid is a graphical representation that shows the distribution of energy among trophic levels in an ecosystem, with producers at the base and top predators at the top.
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What is a trophic level?
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A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web that indicates the organism's role in the flow of energy and nutrients, such as producers, primary consumers, and secondary consumers.
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