Food Web and Food Chain

What is a food chain?

• animals in a row based on size

• dead organisms that are broken down

• dependent on other organisms for food

• path that food takes from one organism to another organism

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What is a producer?

• organisms that make their own food

• eat plants and animals

• dead organisms are broken down and consumed by organisms

• organisms that eat other organisms

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Animals that eat plants are called:

• carnivores

• omnivores

• herbivores

• decomposers

Animals that eat other animals (meat) are called

• carnivores

• consumers

• herbivores

• omnivores

Animals that eat plants and animals are called:

• herbivores

• carnivores

• producers

• omnivores

Dead organisms are broken down and consumed by organisms called:

• decomposers

• producers

• consumers

• herbivores

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What is the main source of energy that producers need?

• water

• sun

• air

• gold fish crackers

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This show how plants and animals are connected in many ways

• food web

• consumers

• Sun

• ecosystem

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This is an example of a:

• food web

• ecosystem

• food chain

• omnivore

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This is an example of a:

• food chain

• ecosystem

• producer

• food web

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