Food Chains and Food Webs Review

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What do the arrows in a food chain and food web show?

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The flow of energy.

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What do you call an animal that hunts and eats other animals?

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Predator.

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An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a _____________.

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Prey.

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An organism that transforms energy from the sun and uses carbon dioxide and water to make food is called a(n) _________________________________ .

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Producer.

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Polar Bears eat mostly seals and harp (a type of fish). Polar Bears are _____________.

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Carnivores.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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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 role do decomposers play in a food chain?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that only eats plants.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.