Food Chains & Food Webs Initial

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how different organisms are related through feeding relationships.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What are decomposers?

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Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil, such as fungi and bacteria.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers (plants), such as herbivores like rabbits and deer.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, typically carnivores or omnivores, such as foxes.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers, often at the top of the food chain, such as hawks.

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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 with no natural enemies, such as lions or great white sharks.

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What role do herbivores play in a food chain?

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Herbivores are primary consumers that eat plants and serve as a food source for secondary consumers.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next, while a food web is a more complex network of multiple food chains.

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What is the significance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the soil, making them available for producers and maintaining the health of the ecosystem.