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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one living thing to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how different organisms are related through feeding relationships.

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What are producers in a food chain?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

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What are consumers in a food chain?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other living things for energy. They can be herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores.

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

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Decomposers break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil and helping to recycle matter in the ecosystem.

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What is the primary source of energy for most food chains?

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The primary source of energy for most food chains is the sun.

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What do herbivores eat?

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Herbivores eat plants and are primary consumers in a food chain.

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What do carnivores eat?

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Carnivores eat other animals and can be secondary or tertiary consumers in a food chain.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals.

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How does energy flow in a food chain?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers and then to decomposers, with each level receiving less energy than the one before.