Food Chains and Food Webs Flashcard

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What is an interconnected set of food chains?

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Food Web

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What is an organism that gets energy by consuming only other animals?

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Carnivore

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What is an organism that hunts and consumes another organism for nourishment?

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Predator

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What is the linear transfer of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem?

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Food Chain

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What is an organism that transforms energy from the sun to make its own food?

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Producer

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What do we call organisms that eat plants?

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Herbivores

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers.

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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 energy transfer, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers (plants).