Food Chains and Food Webs

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food.

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

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The Sun.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next, showing how energy and nutrients flow.

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What is a Food Web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is an Autotroph?

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An organism that can produce its own food from sunlight or chemical energy.

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What is a Heterotroph?

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An organism that cannot produce its own food and must consume other organisms.

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What role do Decomposers play in a food chain?

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

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Which organism typically has the most energy in a food chain?

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The producer, such as plants.

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Which organism typically has the least energy in a food chain?

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The top predator, such as an owl.