(R) Food chains and Food webs

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What is a predator?

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An organism that hunts and eats other organisms for food.

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What is a decomposer?

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Organisms like bacteria, fungi, and earthworms that break down dead organic material and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is the relationship between the Aquatic Snail and the Yellow Perch in a food chain?

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The interaction is DIRECT, as the Yellow Perch eats the Aquatic Snail.

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What is the smallest level of an ecosystem?

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Organism.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next in the chain.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that primarily eats plants.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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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 other organisms.