Foodchain in Ecosystems

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What are producers in a food chain?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that make their own food using sunlight through a process called photosynthesis.

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil.

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What is the role of consumers in a food chain?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms to gain energy.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is a type of consumer that eats only plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a type of consumer that eats only meat.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is a type of consumer that eats both plants and meat.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is the first level of consumer in a food chain, usually herbivores that eat producers.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is the second level of consumer in a food chain, usually carnivores that eat primary consumers.

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What is the correct order of a simple food chain?

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Plant -> 1st Consumer -> 2nd Consumer.