Food chains and food webs Flashcards

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What do the arrows in a food chain represent?

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Where the energy goes to and comes from

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What are organisms?

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A living thing that can grow, reproduce, and repair.

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What is an environment?

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An area where living things can exist.

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What does biotic refer to?

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Biotic refers to living things such as animals, plants, humans, and bacteria.

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What does abiotic refer to?

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It refers to non-living things such as water, gases such as carbon dioxide, oxygen, sunlight, food, and nutrients.

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What is energy?

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The ability to work or function properly (a power source)

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What is a producer?

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A producer is anything that produces its own energy using sunlight. For example, trees, grass, and other plants.

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What is a consumer?

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Anything that eats other species to acquire the energy that it needs for survival.

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