Food Chains/Energy flow

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What is a producer?

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An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and returns nutrients to the soil.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy passes from one living thing to another.

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What is the primary source of energy in a food chain?

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Sunlight.

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Give an example of a producer.

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Grass.

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What is a heterotroph?

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An organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.

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What is the difference between a predator and a prey?

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A predator hunts and eats other animals, while prey is the animal that is hunted.

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What is the base of a food chain?

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Producers are typically at the base of a food chain.