Food chains and webs

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What are animals called in a food chain?

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Consumers are organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a resource that restricts a population's growth?

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Limiting Factors are environmental conditions that limit the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or a population.

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What does a Primary Consumer eat?

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Primary Consumers eat Producers, which are organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a Food Web?

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A Food Web is a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What term best describes a polar bear that hunts seals?

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Predator is an organism that hunts and eats other organisms.

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What are Producers in a food chain?

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

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What is a Tertiary Consumer?

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Tertiary Consumers are organisms that eat Secondary Consumers and are typically at the top of the food chain.

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Define Decomposers.

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Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is the role of a Secondary Consumer?

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Secondary Consumers are organisms that eat Primary Consumers.

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What is an example of a Limiting Factor?

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Examples of Limiting Factors include food availability, water supply, and habitat space.