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What is a Tertiary Consumer?

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A Tertiary Consumer is an organism that is at the top of the food chain, eating secondary consumers. They are typically carnivores.

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What is a Producer in a food web?

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A Producer is an organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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A Primary Consumer is an organism that eats producers. They are usually herbivores.

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What is a Secondary Consumer?

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A Secondary Consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers. They can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What role do Decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is an example of a Producer?

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An example of a Producer is a tree or a plant.

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What is an example of a Primary Consumer?

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An example of a Primary Consumer is a caterpillar that eats leaves.

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What is an example of a Secondary Consumer?

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An example of a Secondary Consumer is a frog that eats a caterpillar.

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What is an example of a Tertiary Consumer?

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An example of a Tertiary Consumer is a snake that eats a frog.

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Which of the following is NOT a consumer: grass, dog, shark, fish?

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Grass is NOT a consumer; it is a producer.

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