Food Webs and Ecological Relationships

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What is a consumer that eats plants?

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Herbivore

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What is the ULTIMATE source of energy for life on Earth?

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Sun

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What is the role of the hawk in a food chain?

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It is a consumer, apex predator, and carnivore (All of the above).

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What do you call an animal that eats both other animals and plants?

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Omnivore

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What is the largest group of organisms found in a food web?

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Producers

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Define a food web.

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers; typically herbivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers; often carnivores.