Food Web and Food Chain Flashcard

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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 energy and nutrients flow between different organisms.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next one in the chain, illustrating the flow of energy from one organism to another.

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What are producers?

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Producers are organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, such as plants and some bacteria.

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What are consumers?

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Consumers are organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on eating other organisms for energy.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an organism that primarily eats meat.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an organism that primarily eats plants.

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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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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the soil and making them available for producers.

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What is sunlight's role in a food web?

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Sunlight provides the energy necessary for photosynthesis, allowing producers to create food.

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Give an example of a nonliving component in a food web.

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Sunlight is a nonliving component that provides energy for producers.