Food Chains and Food Webs

Food Chains and Food Webs

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Biology

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem, starting from producers to various levels of consumers.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food web?

Back

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

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are trophic levels?

Back

Trophic levels are the different levels in a food chain or food web, categorized as producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What role do producers play in a food chain?

Back

Producers, such as plants, are organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis and form the base of the food chain.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the role of consumers in a food chain?

Back

Consumers are organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms. They can be classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary consumers based on their position in the food chain.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Back

Decomposers, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and completing the nutrient cycle.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does energy flow in a food chain?

Back

Energy flows from producers to consumers, with each level receiving less energy than the one before it due to energy loss through metabolic processes.

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