Food Chains and Food Webs

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What are the organisms that break down dead organic matter?

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Decomposers

Front

What is the likely effect of a sudden increase in the cricket population on the grass/flowers population?

Back

There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

Front

What term is used to describe animals in a food chain?

Back

Consumers

Front

What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

Back

They show the direction of energy flow between organisms.

Front

Which organism receives the least amount of energy from the producer in a food chain?

Back

Owl

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

Front

What is a food web?

Back

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

Front

What role do producers play in a food chain?

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Producers create energy through photosynthesis and are the base of the food chain.

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How do consumers obtain energy?

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Consumers obtain energy by eating other organisms.

Front

What is the difference between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores?

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Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat animals, and omnivores eat both plants and animals.