Flashcards on Food Chain

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What is a food chain?

A sequence of organisms, each dependent on the next as a source of food.

What is a producer in a food chain?

An organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

Give an example of a producer in a food chain.

Grass

What is a primary consumer in a food chain?

An organism that eats the producers.

Give an example of a primary consumer in a food chain.

Rabbit

What is a secondary consumer in a food chain?

An organism that eats the primary consumers.

Give an example of a secondary consumer in a food chain.

Snake

What is a tertiary consumer in a food chain?

An organism that eats the secondary consumers.

Give an example of a tertiary consumer in a food chain.

Hawk

What is a decomposer in a food chain?

An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals into nutrients for other organisms.

Give an example of a decomposer in a food chain.

Bacteria

Explain why decomposers are important in a food chain.

They recycle nutrients back into the environment, allowing organisms to use them again.

What happens if one part of a food chain is disrupted?

It can have a ripple effect on the entire ecosystem.

How do humans impact food chains?

Through activities like hunting, deforestation, and pollution.

What is the ultimate source of energy in most food chains?

The sun

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Test Your Knowledge


Which organism makes its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis?



What type of organism breaks down dead plants and animals into nutrients for other organisms?



Which consumer in a food chain eats the secondary consumers?



What is the main source of energy in most food chains?



Which organism is a decomposer in a food chain?



What happens if one part of a food chain is disrupted?



Which group of organisms can recycle nutrients back into the environment?



Which consumer in a food chain eats the primary consumers?



What is the term for an organism that can make its own food?



Which organism is considered a tertiary consumer in a food chain?




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