Food Chain

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer in a food chain?

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

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers, such as herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers.