Food chain vocab

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An animal that only eats plants

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herbivore

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An animal that eats both plants and animals

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omnivore

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An animal that only eats meat

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carnivore

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Why are plants considered the base of most food chains?

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They are the primary source of energy for herbivores.

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A living thing that relies on other organisms for food

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consumer

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What do we call organisms that make their own food?

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producers

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What is the term for a predator's prey?

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the animal that is hunted for food

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What role do herbivores play in the food chain?

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They are primary consumers that eat plants.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains.