Food Chain

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

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What do we call animals that eat plants?

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Herbivores.

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What do we call animals that eat other animals?

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Carnivores.

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What do we call animals that eat both plants and animals?

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Omnivores.

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What are the first producers in a food chain?

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Plants.

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What do plants need to make their own food?

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Sun, Water, and Soil.

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

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Decomposers break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is an example of a predator?

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A lion.

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What is an example of prey?

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A mouse.

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Where does the energy in a food chain start?

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The Sun.