Food Web

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a series of interconnected food chains that show 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 makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers. Examples include herbivores like rabbits and beetles.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers. Examples include small carnivores like birds and foxes.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers. Examples include top predators like owls.

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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 producers grow.

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What is the starting point of energy in a food web?

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The starting point of energy in a food web is the sun, which provides energy for producers.

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What is an example of a primary and secondary consumer?

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A bird can be both a primary consumer (eating plants) and a secondary consumer (eating insects).

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What is an energy pyramid?

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An energy pyramid is a graphical representation showing the flow of energy at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.

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What is a trophic level?

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A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web, such as producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, or tertiary consumer.