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 are producers in a food web?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that create their own food through photosynthesis and are the foundation of the food web.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers; they are typically herbivores.

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What role do secondary consumers play in a food web?

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Secondary consumers are organisms that eat primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers, often at the top of the food chain.

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How does energy flow in a food web?

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Energy flows from producers to primary consumers, then to secondary consumers, and finally to tertiary consumers, with each level losing some energy as heat.

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What do the arrows in a food web represent?

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The arrows in a food web represent the flow of energy from one organism to another.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next, while a food web is a more complex network of multiple food chains.

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What happens if a top predator is removed from a food web?

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If a top predator is removed, it can lead to an overpopulation of primary consumers, which may then overconsume producers, disrupting the entire ecosystem.

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What is a decomposer?

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