Food chains and food webs Flashcards
1
Q
What do food chains represent?
A
They represent/show the transfer of energy from one organism to another.
2
Q
What does the arrow show?
A
It shows the flow of energy as one organism eats another.
It points towards the ‘eater and away from the ‘eaten’
3
Q
What is each step of the food chain called?
A
Trophic level
4
Q
What always comes first in a food chain?
A
The plants
5
Q
What are the plants in a food chain also known as
A
The producers
6
Q
What are the animals that feed on the plants + animals in a food chain also known as?
A
Consumers
7
Q
What is a food web?
A
Plants and animals connected by feeding relationships
8
Q
What do food webs consist of?
A
- Produces
- consumers
- decomposes
