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What a food chain is.
A food chain shows one path through which energy moves in an ecosystem. It begins with a producer, such as a plant or algae, and continues through the organisms that eat one another.
Arrows point from food to consumer, showing the direction energy is transferred. A real ecosystem has many connected chains, called a food web, but one chain is a useful way to explain trophic levels.
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Who uses food chains.
Clear examples of producers, consumers, decomposers, and the direction energy travels.
Freshwater and forest pathways that connect local organisms to ecological concepts.
A simple Arctic marine sequence for explaining how energy reaches larger predators.
How to make a food chain in three steps.
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What is a food chain?
It is a sequence that shows how energy passes from one organism to another when one eats another.
Which way do food-chain arrows point?
They point from the organism being eaten to the organism that receives the energy.
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain shows one feeding path. A food web shows many connected feeding paths in the same ecosystem.
What are decomposers?
They break down dead organic material and return nutrients to the ecosystem.
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