Food Webs

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a model that shows how different living things in an ecosystem are connected through feeding relationships.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a simple model that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in a straight line.

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What is an apex predator?

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An apex predator is an animal that is at the top of the food chain and has no natural predators.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil and helping to recycle matter.

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What is the primary source of energy for most food webs?

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The sun is the primary source of energy for most food webs.

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Where do plants fit into the food web?

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Plants are at the bottom of the food web as producers, creating energy through photosynthesis.

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What do we call animals that eat plants?

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Herbivores are animals that eat plants.

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What do we call animals that eat other animals?

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Carnivores are animals that eat other animals.

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What is a producer in a food web?

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A producer is an organism, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.

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What is a consumer in a food web?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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