Energy Flow in Food Chains
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Objective
I can describe how energy flows through a food chain.
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Key concepts
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A food chain is a model that shows how energy flows between living things in an ecosystem.
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Producers, like plants and phytoplankton, transform the sun's energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.
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In a food chain, primary consumers eat producers, secondary consumers eat primary consumers, and tertiary consumers eat secondary or primary consumers.
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Practice
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What is the initial source of energy for most food chains?
In a food chain, what is the role of a producer?
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“Describe how energy flows from the sun to a shark in a marine food chain. Include the terms producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, and tertiary consumer in your answer.”
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