Food Chains

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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 organism to another in an ecosystem, starting from producers to various levels of consumers.

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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 and serves as the base of the food chain.

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.

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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.

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What role do decomposers play in a food chain?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the soil and completing the cycle of energy flow.

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Give an example of a herbivore.

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An example of a herbivore is a cow.

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Give an example of a carnivore.

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An example of a carnivore is a lion.

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Give an example of an omnivore.

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An example of an omnivore is a bear.