Food Chains, Webs, and Pyramids

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What shows how energy is passed from one organism to the next?

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Energy pyramid.

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What is an organism that eats only plants called?

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Herbivore.

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What is an organism that makes its own food called?

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Producer.

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What shows one possible flow of energy in an ecosystem?

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Food chain.

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Which of the following is a herbivore: cricket, frog, hawk, shrew?

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Cricket.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What is the role of producers in a food chain?

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Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain shows a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple interconnected pathways.