FOOD WEBS

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how energy and nutrients flow between different organisms.

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Where does the energy that travels through an ecosystem originally come from?

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The Sun.

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil.

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What do you call an animal that eats only plants?

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Herbivore.

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What do you call an animal that eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivore.

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What do you call an animal that eats only other animals?

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Carnivore.

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What is the primary producer in a food web?

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Plants, as they use sunlight to make their own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next in the chain, showing the flow of energy.

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Give an example of a simple food chain.

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Grass > Rabbit > Fox.

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

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A food chain shows a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple interconnected pathways.