Food Webs

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a system of interconnected food chains that shows how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What are producers in a food web?

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Producers are organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants and phytoplankton.

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What are consumers in a food web?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy. They can be herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores.

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What are decomposers in a food web?

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Decomposers are organisms that break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil, like fungi and bacteria.

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What do lizards eat?

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Lizards eat insects like grasshoppers.

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What happens if a producer is removed from a food web?

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If a producer is removed, all consumers that rely on it for food may die out.

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What is an example of a primary consumer?

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An example of a primary consumer is a grasshopper, which eats plants.

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What is an example of a secondary consumer?

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An example of a secondary consumer is a frog, which eats grasshoppers.

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What role do hawks play in a food web?

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Hawks are top predators in a food web, eating smaller animals like snakes and frogs.

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What would happen if all the grass died in a food chain?

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If all the grass died, everything that depends on it for food would die.