Fabulous Food Chains

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a model that shows how energy flows between living things.

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What is at the top of a food chain?

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The top of a food chain is typically occupied by predators, such as a hawk.

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How is the flow of energy between living things described?

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The flow of energy between living things is often described as a food chain.

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What is the power needed to do work, such as staying alive?

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The power needed to do work is called energy.

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What do plants do with the energy from the sun?

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Plants take the energy from the sun's rays and change it into chemical energy.

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What are producers in a food chain?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that create their own food using sunlight.

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What are consumers in a food chain?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other living things for energy.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers, like a rabbit eating grass.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, like a hawk eating a rabbit.

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What role do decomposers play in a food chain?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil.