Food Webs 5.9B

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What do the ARROWS in a food web represent?

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Energy

Front

Who is/are the producer(s) in a food web?

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Phytoplankton and Algae

Front

Producers get their energy from ________.

Back

The sun

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An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is called a ______________.

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Consumer

Front

What role do plants play in a food web?

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Producers

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?

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Producers create their own food using sunlight, while consumers eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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Give an example of a primary consumer.

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Zooplankton

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What is the role of sunlight in a food web?

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Sunlight provides energy for producers to create food through photosynthesis.