This document discusses food chains, food webs, trophic levels, and how energy flows through ecosystems. It also addresses how human activities can negatively impact the environment. Specifically, it notes that: 1) A food chain represents a single path of energy transfer between organisms, starting with producers and ending with carnivores. A food web incorporates multiple interconnected food chains as organisms receive energy from different sources. 2) Trophic levels refer to the steps in a food chain, with producers at the first level and higher-order consumers at subsequent levels. Only about 10% of energy is transferred between trophic levels, limiting the length of food chains. 3) Pollutants can biomagnify and increase