Food Chain and Matter Flow

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is how living things are connected through what they eat and what they are eaten by.

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Which animal is considered a predator?

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

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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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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is all the living things that interact with each other and their environment in one place.

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What is prey?

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Prey is an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals.

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What role do producers play in a food chain?

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Producers, like plants, create their own food through photosynthesis and are the base of the food chain.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

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How does energy flow in a food chain?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers and then to decomposers.