Food Chains and Food Webs

Front

What do we call the animals that predators eat?

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Prey

Front

What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

Back

They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

Front

What is a producer in a food chain?

Back

Autotroph

Front

What is a sequence of organisms where each one is eaten by the next called?

Back

Food Chain

Front

If a frog is the prey, what could be a possible predator?

Back

Snake

Front

What is the term for organisms that make their own food?

Back

Producers

Front

What do we call the network of interconnected food chains?

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Food Web

Front

What type of organism eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivore

Front

What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

Back

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

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most food chains?

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The Sun