Food Webs

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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 role do producers play in a food web?

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Producers, such as plants, create their own food through photosynthesis and serve as the primary source of energy for consumers in the food web.

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What happens to consumers if all producers are removed from an ecosystem?

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The populations of consumers would decrease because they rely on producers for energy.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next, while a food web is a more complex network of multiple food chains.

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What are primary consumers?

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Primary consumers are organisms that eat producers; they are typically herbivores.

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What are secondary consumers?

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Secondary consumers are organisms that eat primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What is a decomposer?

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

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How does energy flow in a food web?

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Energy flows from producers to primary consumers, then to secondary consumers, and so on, with each level receiving less energy.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an organism that hunts and eats other organisms (prey) for food.

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What is a consumer?

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Consumers are organisms that cannot produce their own food and must eat other organisms for energy.