Food Webs!

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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 energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What is a producer in a food web?

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A producer is an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food, such as plants and phytoplankton.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.

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What are carnivores?

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Carnivores are consumers that eat only other animals.

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What are herbivores?

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Herbivores are consumers that eat only plants.

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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.

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What is the primary source of energy in a food web?

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The primary source of energy in a food web is the sun.

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How do energy and nutrients flow in a food web?

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Energy and nutrients flow from producers to consumers and then to decomposers.

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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 complex network of many food chains.

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What is an omnivore?

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