Food Chains and Food Webs

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What is the main source of energy for all life on Earth?

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The Sun.

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What do we call an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy?

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Consumer.

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Where does the energy in a food chain start?

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The Sun.

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What do we call an animal that eats other animals?

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Carnivore.

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Which group of organisms is the largest in a food web?

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Producers.

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What is a producer in a food chain?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a food chain?

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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 complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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

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What is an herbivore?

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An animal that only eats plants.