Food Webs

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that shows how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism, usually a plant, that can make its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an organism that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an organism that only eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is an apex predator?

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An apex predator is a predator at the top of the food chain that has no natural enemies.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers in a food chain.

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What is the primary source of energy for plants?

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The primary source of energy for plants is the sun.