Food Chain Vocabulary

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What is prey?

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An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that eats only plants (plant-eater).

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What is a predator?

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An animal that hunts or eats other animals.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that feeds on other plants or animals for energy.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead matter into smaller pieces.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that eats other animals (meat-eater).

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What role do herbivores play in the food chain?

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They serve as primary consumers that convert plant energy into food for higher-level consumers.