Food Chains and Food Webs Review

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how different organisms are related through feeding relationships.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem, starting from producers to various levels of consumers.

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What do we call organisms that eat both plants and animals?

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Omnivores are organisms that eat both plants and animals.

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What is the role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and helping to recycle energy in the ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism, usually a plant, that can make its own food through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What is the primary source of energy for all living things on Earth?

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The sun is the primary source of energy for all living things on Earth.

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What type of consumer eats only plants?

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Herbivores are consumers that eat only plants.

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What type of consumer eats only other animals?

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Carnivores are consumers that eat only other animals.

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Give an example of a decomposer.

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Mushrooms are an example of a decomposer.