Food Chains and Food webs

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What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?

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Decomposers

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A ____________________ shows the competition in food chains

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Food Web

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All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?

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Sun

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Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

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More than one organism may eat them.

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What are plants called in a food chain?

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Producers/ Autotrophs

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms where nutrients and energy pass from one to another.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What role do consumers play in a food chain?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

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A food chain is a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web consists of multiple interconnected food chains.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What are primary consumers?

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Primary consumers are organisms that eat producers, typically herbivores.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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