The sequence of the transfer of food energy from one organism to another.

Model that shows how energy passes from one organism to another

FOOD CHAINWHAT IS FOOD CHAIN???

A food chain begins with a producer, usually a green plant or alga that creates its own food through photosynthesis.

PRODUCER

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).

PRIMARY CONSUMER SECONDARY COSUMER TERTIARY CONSUMER

= EATEN BY

In a food chain, an arrow points from the organism being eaten to the organism doing the eating

= EATEN BY

ALGEA

PROTIST

SQUID

SEAL

KILLER WHALE

Group workDraw Your Own Food Web With The Following

Oranisms. Don’t Forget To Include Arrows And Remember That Arrows Show Where The Energy Is

Moving.

Mouse RabbitFox SquirrelOwl LeavesSnake GrasshopperBerries Frog