Food Chain

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What do all plants and animals get their energy from?

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The sun.

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What is a decomposer?

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A living thing that breaks down dead material or wastes.

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What is a consumer?

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A living thing that eats other living things.

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What is a producer?

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A living thing that makes its own food, usually plants.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one living thing to another.

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What role do plants play in a food chain?

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They are producers that create energy through photosynthesis.

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What role do animals play in a food chain?

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They can be consumers or decomposers.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which plants use sunlight to make their own food.

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What is an example of a primary consumer?

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Herbivores, like rabbits, that eat plants.

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What is an example of a secondary consumer?

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Carnivores, like foxes, that eat primary consumers.