Unit 18: Food Webs Review

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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 the role of producers in a food web?

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Producers are organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is the role of consumers in a food web?

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Consumers are organisms that cannot create their own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is the role of decomposers in a food web?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the soil.

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How does energy flow in a food web?

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Energy flows from the sun to producers, then to consumers, and finally to decomposers.

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What is an example of a primary consumer?

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An example of a primary consumer is a rabbit that eats grass.

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What is an example of a secondary consumer?

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An example of a secondary consumer is a snake that eats a rabbit.

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What is an example of a tertiary consumer?

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An example of a tertiary consumer is an owl that eats a snake.

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

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Organisms that eat both plants and animals are called omnivores.

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What is a predator?

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