Producers and Consumers

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What is a Producer?

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A Producer is a living thing, usually a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

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What is a Consumer?

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A Consumer is a living thing that gets its energy by eating other living things, such as plants or animals.

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What is a Carnivore?

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A Carnivore is a type of consumer that only eats meat.

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What is a Herbivore?

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A Herbivore is a type of consumer that only eats plants.

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What is a Decomposer?

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A Decomposer is a living thing, like fungi or bacteria, that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A Food Chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one living thing to another in an ecosystem.

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What comes first in a food chain?

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Producers come first in a food chain because they create their own food.

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What is an example of a Carnivore?

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An example of a Carnivore is a lion, which eats other animals.

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What is an example of a Herbivore?

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An example of a Herbivore is a rabbit, which eats plants.

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What role do Decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms, helping recycle nutrients back into the soil.