Food chains and Food webs

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism 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 that illustrates how different organisms in an ecosystem are related through feeding relationships.

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What does an arrow represent in a food web?

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An arrow in a food web indicates the direction of energy flow, pointing from the organism that is being eaten to the organism that is doing the eating.

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What is the 10% rule in an energy pyramid?

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The 10% rule states that only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is transferred to the next level in an energy pyramid.

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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?

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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 primary consumer?

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

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is a carnivore that eats primary consumers in a food chain.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an organism that hunts and eats other organisms (prey) for food.

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What is prey?

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Prey is an organism that is hunted and eaten by predators.