Food Chains and Food Webs

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What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

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They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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What is the role of consumers in a food chain?

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Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating.

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What are animals called in a food chain?

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Consumers.

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Where does the energy start in a food chain?

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Sun.

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What are producers in a food chain?

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Organisms that make their own food using sunlight, like plants.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and returns nutrients to the soil.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An animal that eats producers, such as herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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An animal that eats primary consumers, such as carnivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An animal that eats secondary consumers, often at the top of the food chain.