Lesson 5: How do Matter and Energy Move Through an Ecosystem?

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What are food webs?

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Food webs are systems of interconnected food chains that show how energy and matter move through an ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next in the chain, showing the flow of energy.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create their own food through photosynthesis and provide energy for consumers.

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What are consumers?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

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What is a decomposer?

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

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How does matter move through an ecosystem?

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Matter cycles between different parts of an ecosystem, such as through food chains and nutrient cycles.

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What happens to energy in an ecosystem?

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Energy flows through an ecosystem and is mostly lost as heat at each trophic level.

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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 single pathway of energy flow, while a food web consists of multiple interconnected food chains.

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What is an example of a producer?

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An example of a producer is a green plant that uses sunlight to make its own food.

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What is an example of a consumer?

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An example of a consumer is a rabbit that eats plants.