food webs

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that shows how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What is an apex predator?

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An apex predator is a predator at the top of a food chain that has no natural enemies.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a consumer that eats only meat.

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What is a primary producer?

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A primary producer is an organism that makes its own food using sunlight, such as plants.

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What is the ultimate source of energy in a food web?

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The ultimate source of energy in any food web is the sun.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is a consumer that eats only plants.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and making them available for primary producers.

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What is a trophic level?

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A trophic level is a position in a food web or chain that indicates the flow of energy and nutrients.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.