Food Chains

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What is a food chain?

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

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What is the role of the sun in a food chain?

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The sun provides energy that plants use to grow, which is then passed on to animals that eat the plants.

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What are producers in a food chain?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that make their own food using sunlight.

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What are consumers in a food chain?

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Consumers are animals that eat plants or other animals for energy.

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

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If a producer is removed, the consumers that rely on it for food may decrease in number.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an animal that eats plants, like a rabbit.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an animal that eats primary consumers, like a snake that eats a rabbit.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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What is prey?

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Prey is an animal that is hunted and eaten by predators.

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How does energy transfer in a food chain?

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Energy transfers from the sun to plants, then to herbivores, and finally to carnivores.