Food Chains & Adaptations

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What is the process called when a plant uses the sun to make its own food (glucose)?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What do we call the organisms that make their own food in a food chain?

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Producers

Front

What is the main source of energy for all food chains?

Back

The sun

Front

What do the arrows in a food chain represent?

Back

The flow of energy

Front

What type of organism eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivores

Front

What do we call animals that only eat plants?

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Herbivores

Front

What do we call animals that only eat other animals?

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Carnivores

Front

In a food chain, what is the role of decomposers?

Back

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

Front

What is an example of a producer in a food chain?

Back

A plant, such as grass or a tree.

Front

What is an example of a primary consumer?

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A rabbit, which eats plants.