Topic 5- Food Chains And Food Webs Flashcards
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Name and explain the food chain
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1) producers (green plants or algae) Eaten by 2) consumers (herbivores) Eaten by 3) second stage consumers(carnivores) 4) third stage consumers(carnivores)
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Where do all living this directly or indirectly get their energy?
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From the sun’s radiation
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What do the arrows in a food chain mean?
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Shows the transfer of energy
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Name 7 ways in which energy is lost through food chains
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Respiration
Heat loss
Maintenance of body temperature
Growth and repair
Movement
Some organisms don’t consume the whole plant/ animal
Some energy is either stored or lost through excretion