Food chains andWebs Flashcards
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what is a food chain?
A food chain is a linear sequence that shows the flow of energy in the form of food from one organism to the next.
what are the types of food chains
Aquatic and Terrestrial
how are food chains represented?
food chains are represented by diagrams that show feeding relationships the arrows point in the direction that the energy flows.
What do food chains always start with a … and ends with an……
with a plant and ends with an animal
what are producers?
Producers are organisms that make their own food.
e.g.. phytoplankton, plants
What are producers called
producers are called autotrophs
What are the levels of a food chain called
they are called trophy levels
What are consumers?
consumers are organisms that cannot produce their own food and must eat other plants or animals to get their energy e.g humans,cats,dogs
what are consumers called?
consumers are called heterotrophs
who are decomposers?
decomposers are organisms which feed on decaying matter e.g bacteria, fungi
What are the types of consumers?
Herbivore- an organism that only feed on plants
Carnivore- an organism that only feeds on animals.
Omnivore- an organism that feeds on both plants and animals.
What are the groups of consumers
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
what are primary consumers
the primary consumers are the animals that eat the plants
what are secondary consumers
the secondary consumers are the animals that eat the primary consumers
what are tertiary consumers
are animals that eat other animals
