Energy Flow - Food Webs, Pyramids and Chains

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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 producer in a food chain?

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A producer is an organism, usually a plant, that can make its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers (herbivores) in a food chain.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers in a food chain.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil and helping to recycle matter.

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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 the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web consists of multiple interconnected food chains.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers (plants) in a food chain.