#WIN Food Web

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a system of interconnected food chains that shows how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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What is a prey?

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Prey are animals that are hunted and eaten by predators.

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What type of consumer is a grasshopper?

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A grasshopper is a herbivore, meaning it primarily eats plants.

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What is an apex predator?

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An apex predator is at the top of the food chain and has no natural predators.

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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that primarily eats other animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and animals.

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How does energy flow in a food web?

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Energy flows from producers (like plants) to consumers (like animals) and then to decomposers.

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What happens if a key species is removed from a food web?

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Removing a key species can disrupt the balance of the food web and affect many other organisms.