Eng Food Webs & Chains

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What is a Food Web?

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A Food Web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how energy and nutrients flow between different organisms.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A Food Chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What are Trophic Levels?

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Trophic Levels are the hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, defined by how organisms obtain energy: producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.

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Which trophic level has the most energy?

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The 1st level - producers have the most energy in a food chain.

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What is a Producer?

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A Producer is an organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, typically plants.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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A Primary Consumer is an organism that eats producers; they are herbivores.

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What is a Secondary Consumer?

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A Secondary Consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What is a Tertiary Consumer?

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A Tertiary Consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers; they are often top predators.

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What is a Carnivore?

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A Carnivore is an organism that obtains energy by eating other animals.

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What is an Herbivore?

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An Herbivore is an organism that obtains energy by eating plants.