Food Chains and Food Webs

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What breaks down dead animal and plant materials?

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Decomposers are organisms that break down dead animal and plant materials, returning nutrients to the soil.

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A few food chains in one ecosystem is called a...?

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A Food Web is a network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is the producer in this food chain?

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Plants are the producers in a food chain, as they create their own food through photosynthesis.

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What do we call animals that eat plants?

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Herbivores are animals that primarily eat plants.

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What do we call animals that eat other animals?

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Carnivores are animals that primarily eat other animals.

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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.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem by breaking down dead organisms.

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What is the top predator in a food chain?

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The top predator is the animal at the top of the food chain that has no natural enemies.

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What do we call organisms that make their own food?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that make their own food through photosynthesis.

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What is an example of a herbivore?

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An example of a herbivore is a rabbit, which eats plants.