Food Chains & Food Webs

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What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?

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Sun

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What does the arrow mean in a food chain or food web?

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Gets eaten by

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Identify the producer in a food chain.

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Grass

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What is the passing of energy, in the form of food, from one organism to another called?

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Food chain

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that makes its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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

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A food chain shows a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple interconnected pathways.

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What role do herbivores play in a food chain?

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Herbivores are primary consumers that eat producers.