Food chains

Question 1

what is a food chain

Answer 1

a sequence of organisms which feed on a type of organisms from the proceeding food level

Question 2

producer

Answer 2

the organism that can convert inorganic molecules such as CO2 and H2O into organic molecules such as glucose ( self feeder)

Question 3

autotroph

Answer 3

also self feeding (same as producer)

Question 4

photosynthetic autotroph

Answer 4

reduce CO2 to glucose using light energy

Question 5

chemosynthetic autotroph

Answer 5

use energy released by inorganic chemical reactions to produce organic molecules

Question 6

heterotrophs/ consumers

Answer 6

gain energy by ingesting material from other organisms

Question 7

primary consumers

Answer 7

eats plant material

Question 8

secondary consumer

Answer 8

eats the herbivore so is a carnivore

Question 9

tertiary consumer

Answer 9

eats the secondary consumer

Question 10

omnivore

Answer 10

consumers that can feed on both plants and animals

Question 11

trophic level

Answer 11

the number of steps an organism is from the start of the chain

Question 12

food web

Answer 12

a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains