Food Chains and Food Webs - 4th grade

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What is a consumer that eats both plants and animals called?

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Omnivore

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What do we call an animal that is hunted and eaten for food?

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Prey

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Why is there a limited amount of energy that can be passed on to the next feeding level?

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Organisms use some of the energy they get from eating.

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What type of consumer eats only meat?

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Carnivore

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What is an invasive species?

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An organism that has no natural predators in a new ecosystem.

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What do we call the first level of a food chain?

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Producers, such as plants.

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What is the role of herbivores in a food chain?

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Herbivores are primary consumers that eat plants.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is a predator?

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An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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How does energy flow in a food chain?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers.