Food Webs

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What is a Secondary Consumer?

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An organism that feeds on primary consumers for energy.

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that cannot make its own food and eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a Predator?

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An animal that hunts and feeds on other animals.

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What is an Omnivore?

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An animal that feeds on both plants and animals.

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What is an Apex Predator?

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The top of the food chain, with very few natural predators.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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An organism that feeds on producers (plants) for energy.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a Decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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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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What is a Food Web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.