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- 1. Food Webs Food Webs are Food Chains that intersect each other. Food webs are what really happens in nature.
- 2. All Food Chains and Webs start with the sun. The sun is the source of all the energy on the earth.
- 3. Plants are producers. They turn energy from the sun into sugars that animals can use.
- 4. Insects and other animals eat plants for energy. They are primary consumers. They are herbivores.
- 5. Secondary consumers are animals that eat other animals for energy. They are called carnivores.
- 6. Decomposers are organisms that eat dead things for energy.
- 7. Summary • Combined food chains make food webs. • Food webs start with the sun • Food webs contain producers, consumers, and decomposers. • We are part of the food web, too!