A food chain shows the transfer of energy from one organism to the next, starting with a producer
The source of all energy in a food chain is light energy from the Sun
The arrows in a food chain show the transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next
Energy is transferred from one organism to another by ingestion (eating)
In the food chain above:
Food webs
A food web is a network of interconnected food chains
Food webs are more realistic ways of showing connections between organisms within an ecosystem as animals rarely exist on just one type of food source
1. What is an apex predator?
2.How does energy flow in a food web?
3.What happens to energy as it moves up the food chain?
4.What is a decomposer and what role does it play in a food web?
5.How can disruptions in a food web affect an ecosystem?
6. What are trophic levels?