Producers and Consumers

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What is a producer?

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

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot make its own food and gets energy by eating other organisms.

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What is an herbivore?

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An herbivore is a type of consumer that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a type of consumer that only eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is the role of sunlight in a food chain?

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Sunlight is the original source of energy for most food chains, as it helps producers make food.

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What is an example of a producer?

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An example of a producer is grass, which makes its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is an example of a primary consumer?

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An example of a primary consumer is a grasshopper, which eats plants.

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What is an example of a secondary consumer?

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An example of a secondary consumer is a mouse, which eats primary consumers like grasshoppers.