Food Web

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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 energy and nutrients flow between different organisms.

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What is a producer in a food web?

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

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What is a consumer in a food web?

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

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What are the three types of consumers?

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1. Herbivores (plant eaters), 2. Carnivores (meat eaters), 3. Omnivores (eat both plants and animals).

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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 and helping to recycle matter in the ecosystem.

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How does energy flow in a food web?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers and then to decomposers, with each level representing a different trophic level.

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What happens if all producers are removed from a food web?

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If all producers are removed, the entire food web collapses, as consumers will have no food source and will either die or move away.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next, while a food web is a more complex network of multiple food chains.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an organism that primarily eats other animals.