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A food chain describes how energy and nutrients move through an ecological community. Producers like plants use photosynthesis to create food, which is then consumed by primary consumers or herbivores. Secondary consumers or carnivores eat the primary consumers, and some secondary consumers are eaten by tertiary consumers at the top of the food chain. Many organisms play multiple roles by eating both plants and other animals. Detritivores break down dead organisms and cycle nutrients, while parasites live in or on a host organism. Together, interconnected food chains form a complex food web in any given environment.
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A food chain shows how organisms obtain energy and nutrients by consuming other organisms. Food chains begin with autotrophs, like plants, that produce their own food. Herbivores then eat the plants, and carnivores eat the herbivores or other carnivores. This continues with increasing trophic levels until reaching top predators with no natural predators. At each level some energy is lost, with decreasing amounts of energy being passed to higher levels.
Food chain
A food chain describes the transfer of energy from organism to organism in an ecosystem. Primary producers like plants trap solar energy through photosynthesis and are eaten by primary consumers like herbivores. These primary consumers are then eaten by secondary consumers such as carnivores or omnivores. Tertiary consumers may also exist and consume secondary consumers. Food chains interconnect to form complex food webs as most organisms have more than one food source. Energy from the sun is passed from producers to consumers in a food chain.
food chain.pptx
This document defines and compares food chains and food webs. A food chain shows a linear transfer of energy from plants through herbivores and carnivores. Food webs are more complex and show that most organisms are part of multiple overlapping food chains. They depict all the feeding relationships in an ecosystem and increase the adaptability of organisms. Decomposers like bacteria and fungi break down dead material and return nutrients to the soil to complete the cycle.
Food chain
The food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where nutrients and energy are transferred from one organism to another as they are consumed. It begins with producer organisms like plants, then primary and secondary consumers that eat the producers, and ends with decomposer organisms like bacteria that break down waste. A food chain explains the feeding relationships between organisms at different trophic levels in an ecosystem. Multiple interconnected food chains form a more complex food web that better represents the flow of energy and interactions between species in an environment.
Food chain reading
The document discusses food chains and webs. A food chain shows the sequence of who eats whom in an ecosystem to obtain nutrition. Food chains start with a primary energy source like the sun or hydrothermal vents. Primary producers like plants and chemosynthetic bacteria use photosynthesis or chemical processes to produce food. Herbivores eat primary producers, secondary consumers eat herbivores, and tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers. Each food chain ends with a top predator that has no natural predators.
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1) Photosynthetic organisms like plants capture energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy stored as organic molecules. This primary production determines how much energy is available in an ecosystem.
2) Organisms are assigned to trophic levels based on how they obtain energy. Producers are the first level, followed by primary, secondary, and sometimes tertiary consumers. Decomposers recycle nutrients by breaking down dead organisms.
3) Energy is lost at each trophic transfer as heat, so only about 10% of energy is passed up to the next level. This limits the number of trophic levels an ecosystem can support and results in fewer organisms at higher levels in the energy pyramid.
food chain and ecological energetics
The document discusses ecological energetics and food chains. It defines ecological energetics as the flow of energy in ecosystems through interactions between organisms. Food chains represent the step-wise process of organisms eating each other and transferring energy. Producers, like plants, capture energy from the sun which is then consumed by herbivores and passed to carnivores. At each trophic level about 10% of the original energy is lost. There are different types of food chains, including grazing, detritus, and supplementary chains. Food chains help explain energy flow and interactions between organisms in an ecosystem.
Food and energy in the environment
This document discusses how organisms obtain energy and their roles in ecosystems. Producers, like plants, generate their own food through photosynthesis. Consumers, such as herbivores, carnivores and omnivores, obtain energy by eating producers or other consumers. Decomposers, including bacteria and fungi, break down dead organisms and cycle nutrients back into the environment. Food chains and webs represent the transfer of energy as organisms consume other organisms. Producers are the first level, while consumers and decomposers occupy higher levels, with less available energy at each step.
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1) The document discusses key concepts in ecology including producers, consumers, food chains, and symbiotic relationships.
2) Producers such as plants use photosynthesis to obtain energy from the sun, while some use chemosynthesis, and consumers obtain energy by eating producers or other consumers.
3) Symbiotic relationships include mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism, and an organism's niche describes how it finds resources and avoids threats in its environment.
Energy flow in ecosystems
1) Energy from the sun is captured by producers like plants through photosynthesis and converted into chemical energy stored in organic molecules. 2) Primary consumers, like herbivores, obtain this energy by consuming producers. Secondary consumers eat primary consumers. 3) Energy is lost at each trophic level, with only about 10% transferred between levels. This limits the length of food chains and the number of organisms an ecosystem can support.
Ecology ..
Ecology is the scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environment. The biosphere consists of all life on Earth and the areas where life exists. Ecology studies different levels of organization from populations and communities to ecosystems and biomes. Energy flows through ecosystems in food chains from primary producers like plants through various consumer levels. Nutrients are recycled through decomposition and enter the ecosystem again.
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This document discusses food chains and food webs. It defines key terms like producers, consumers, decomposers, herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. Producers like plants and algae are at the bottom of food chains, using photosynthesis to produce energy from the sun. Consumers eat other organisms to obtain energy and nutrients, and decomposers break down dead organisms, recycling nutrients. Food chains interconnect to form complex food webs in ecosystems. Energy is lost at each trophic level, as shown in energy pyramids, with fewer organisms at higher levels requiring more resources from below. Maintaining healthy food chains is important for sustaining all life.
Ecosystem
An ecosystem consists of both living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components that interact within a defined space. Autotrophs, such as plants, are organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. Heterotrophs, such as animals and fungi, obtain food by consuming other organisms. Energy and matter flow through ecosystems via food chains and webs as organisms consume each other across trophic levels. Decomposition returns nutrients to the abiotic environment, sustaining ecosystem function.
Food chains and webs presentation
This document defines key ecological terms and concepts including:
- Autotrophs are organisms like plants that can produce their own food through photosynthesis. They are also called producers.
- Heterotrophs or consumers cannot produce their own food and rely on other organisms for sustenance. There are herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers.
- Food webs and food chains describe the transfer of energy as organisms consume each other across trophic levels from producers to various consumers to decomposers.
Interdependence in living beings.pptx
A food chain refers to the transfer of energy from one organism to another as each organism eats and is eaten. It typically involves producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, and decomposers. Producers, like plants, get their energy from the sun. Primary consumers eat producers, secondary consumers eat primary consumers, and tertiary consumers are apex predators that eat secondary consumers. Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste to recycle nutrients back into the system.
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A food chain is a linear network of organisms connected through feeding relationships, starting with primary producers like plants that produce food through photosynthesis, and ending with apex predators or decomposers. Each organism in the chain occupies a different trophic level. A food chain differs from a food web because it only follows a single pathway, while food webs include interconnected food chains. Key aspects of food chains include trophic levels, chain length, and energy transfer between levels which typically decreases at each subsequent level. Primary producers are essential as they harness energy that supports all other organisms in the chain.
Chapter 3 biosphere and ecology
The document provides an overview of ecology, including what ecology is, different levels of ecological organization, and ecological methods. It discusses key topics in ecology such as energy flow, including producers, consumers, trophic levels, and ecological pyramids. It also summarizes important biogeochemical cycles in ecology, specifically the water, carbon, and nutrient cycles. The document is from an honors biology textbook and covers foundational concepts in the field of ecology.
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Food chain
- 2. food chain science definition • The sequence of the transfer of food energy from one organism to another in an ecological community. A food chain begins with a producer , usually a green plant or alga that creates its own food through photosynthesis. In the typical predatory food chain, producers are eaten by primary consumers(herbivores) which are eaten by secondary consumers (carnivores), some of which may in turn be eaten by tertiary consumers (the top carnivore in the chain). Many species of animals in an ecological community feed on both plants and animals and thus play multiple roles in the chain. Parasites feed on living tissues, generally without killing their hosts, and may themselves be hosts to smaller parasites. In addition, organisms that die without being eaten are consumed by detritivores, some of which serve as prey for other consumers. The complex system of interrelated food chains in an environment is known as a food web. See more at tropic level.
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- 5. Some Facts Of Food Chain • • 1. The food chain is the transfer of energy from one species to another. • 2. All living things needs energy for living beings to grow. • 3. Within a food chain, some living things create the energy (producers) and some use the energy (consumers). • 4.Plants are producers of energy, as they make their own food (using sunlight, soil, and other elements). • 5. Animals are consumers, because they have to eat other animals and plants
- 6. Pictures of different food chains
- 8. Different Marine Food Chains