Food Web Energy

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a system of interconnected food chains that shows how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers (plants) to obtain energy.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What does the arrow in a food chain represent?

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The arrow shows the direction in which energy is flowing from one organism to another.

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What happens to the number of producers if primary consumers are removed?

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The number of producers would likely increase because there would be less competition for resources.

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Can you name a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, such as a snake that eats a mouse.

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What is an example of a food chain?

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An example of a food chain is: grass > grasshopper > mouse > snake.

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What is an autotroph?

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An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food, such as plants.