Food Chain and Web Test Review

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead and decaying organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants use sunlight to make their own food from carbon dioxide and water.

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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.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that shows how different organisms are related in an ecosystem.

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What does the arrow in a food chain represent?

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The arrow in a food chain shows the direction that energy travels from one organism to another.

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What is an herbivore?

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An herbivore is a consumer that eats only plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a consumer that eats only other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is a consumer that eats both plants and animals.