Energy in Ecosystems

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🌞 What is the main source of energy in a food chain?

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The sun is the main source of energy. Animals cannot use sunlight directly—they get energy by eating.

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🌱 What are producers, and how do they get energy?

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Producers (plants) use photosynthesis to turn the sun's energy into food.

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🐇 What are primary consumers? Give an example.

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Herbivores that eat plants. Example: rabbit, deer.

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🦊 What are secondary consumers?

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Animals that eat herbivores. They can be: * Carnivores (meat-eaters) * Omnivores (eat plants and animals)

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🐻 What are omnivores?

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Animals that eat both plants and meat. Example: bears, humans.

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🦅 What’s the difference between predator and prey?

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* Predator = hunter * Prey = hunted

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🐍 What are tertiary consumers?

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Top-level consumers that eat secondary consumers. Example: snakes, eagles.

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🍄 What do decomposers do in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead matter into nutrients. Example: fungi, bacteria.

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🦝 What are scavengers?

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Animals that eat dead or leftover matter. Example: vultures, raccoons.

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🔁 What is a food chain?

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A linear path of energy transfer: Sun → Plant → Herbivore → Carnivore