Food Webs

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What is a Tertiary Consumer?

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An organism that must eat to gain energy and primarily eats secondary consumers.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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An organism that must eat to gain energy and primarily eats producers.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

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What is a Food Web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is the role of Grass in a Food Web?

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Grass is a producer and provides energy for primary consumers.

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What is a Secondary Consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers for energy.

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What is an example of a Tertiary Consumer?

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A shark, which eats secondary consumers like fish.

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What is the difference between a Primary Consumer and a Secondary Consumer?

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Primary consumers eat producers, while secondary consumers eat primary consumers.

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What is an example of a Primary Consumer?

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A mouse, which eats plants (producers).