Understanding Food Webs for Kids

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Food web

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of connected food chains

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Producer

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food from sunlight (plants)

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Consumer

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other living things

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Herbivore

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only plants

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Carnivore

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only animals

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Omnivore

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both plants and animals

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Decomposer

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down dead plants and animals

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Energy flow

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from sun → plants → animals

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Arrow in food web

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direction of energy

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Example of food web

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→ rabbit → fox → bacteria