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What connects living things in a food chain?

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Living things in a food chain are connected through what they eat and what they are eaten by.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is many different food chains found in one place.

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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 eats only other animals.

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What do you call an animal that eats both plants and animals?

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

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer is a living thing that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What role do herbivores play in a food chain?

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Herbivores serve as primary consumers that eat producers (plants) in a food chain.

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What role do carnivores play in a food chain?

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Carnivores serve as secondary or tertiary consumers that eat herbivores or other carnivores.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain shows a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple interconnected food chains.

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Why are decomposers important in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms, returning nutrients to the soil and helping to recycle matter.