Food Chains

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What do the arrows represent in a food chain?

Back

The arrows represent 'Gives energy to'.

Front

All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?

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Sun

Front

If the snake population decreases, what would most likely happen to the hawk population?

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The number of hawks would decrease.

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What is the starting source of energy for all food chains?

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Sun

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An animal that ONLY eats plants is called a:

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Herbivore.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

Front

What is a producer in a food chain?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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