Food Chains and Food Webs

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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 flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how different organisms are related through feeding relationships.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

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What is prey?

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Prey are animals that are hunted and eaten by predators.

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What is a predator?

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

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What are decomposers?

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Decomposers are organisms, like fungi and bacteria, that break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

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

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The sun provides the energy that starts the food chain, allowing producers to create food through photosynthesis.

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Why is energy transfer in a food chain limited?

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Energy transfer is limited because organisms use some of the energy they obtain for their own growth, movement, and reproduction.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and animals.