Food Chains

Food Chains

  • Definition: How energy passes from one organism to another via consumption.

Components

  • Producer: An organism that creates its own food (e.g., plant).
  • Consumer: An organism that eats other organisms.
    • Primary Consumer: Eats producers.
    • Secondary Consumer: Eats primary consumers.
    • Tertiary Consumer: Eats secondary consumers.
  • Decomposer: An organism that breaks down dead organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.