Food Chains and Food Webs Review

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What is the primary source of energy for all life on Earth?

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The Sun.

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In a food web, what role does a mouse typically play?

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Secondary Consumer.

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What type of consumer eats both plants and meat?

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Omnivores.

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What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

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They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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Who is the primary consumer in a food chain that includes a frog, eagle, grasshopper, and python?

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Grasshopper.

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Define a food chain.

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A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next one in the chain.

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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 producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers; usually herbivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers; often carnivores.