Food Web and Food Chain Flashcard

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What are producers in a food chain?

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Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

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Give an example of a nonliving component in a food web.

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Sunlight.

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What is the role of the sun in a food chain?

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The sun provides the energy that drives the food chain.

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Explain the predator-prey relationship with an example.

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Lion hunting a zebra.

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How does energy flow in a food web?

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Energy flows from one organism to another through the consumption of other organisms.

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What are consumers in a food chain?

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Organisms that eat other organisms for food.

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What is a decomposer?

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Organisms that break down dead organisms for food.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next one in the chain.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

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Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.