Food Chains

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain shows how energy and nutrients move from one living thing to another in an ecosystem.

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Who gets energy from the Sun?

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Plants, like grass, get energy from the Sun to grow.

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What do animals get energy from?

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Animals get energy by eating plants or other animals.

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What is a producer in a food chain?

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A producer is a living thing, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

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A consumer is a living thing that eats other living things for energy.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and animals.

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How does energy flow in a food chain?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers.

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What do frogs eat in a food chain?

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Frogs eat insects, like dragonflies, to get energy.