Unit 1 Ch 3

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem.

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What are biotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, such as frogs, dragonflies, and bacteria.

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What is an example of a secondary consumer?

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A bird eating a caterpillar is an example of a secondary consumer.

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What do decomposers eat?

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Decomposers eat detritus, which is organic matter that is broken down.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, such as plants, create their own food through photosynthesis and form the base of the food web.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Abiotic factors are non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and sunlight.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers, such as herbivores.

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

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next, while a food web is a complex network of multiple food chains.

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What is the significance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.