Food Webs

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a diagram that shows the energy transfer relationships between different species in an ecosystem.

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What are producers in a food web?

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Producers are organisms that create their own food, usually through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What are consumers in a food web?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy. They can be herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores.

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What is a primary consumer?

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

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What happens if a primary consumer decreases in a food web?

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If a primary consumer decreases, it can affect the population of secondary consumers that rely on it for food.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers. For example, a snake that eats a rabbit.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil, helping to sustain the ecosystem.

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What is an example of a producer?

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Examples of producers include corn, flowering plants, and trees.

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What is an example of a consumer?

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Examples of consumers include rabbits, hawks, and snakes.

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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 so on.

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