Food Chain

A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one living thing to another in an ecosystem.

The Sun provides energy that is captured by plants (producers) and transferred through the food chain.

A producer is a living thing that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

A consumer is a living thing that eats other living things for energy.

A herbivore is an animal that eats plants only.

A carnivore is an animal that eats meat only.

An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and meat.

A decomposer is a living thing that breaks down dead material or wastes, returning nutrients to the soil.

Energy flows from the Sun to producers, then to consumers, and finally to decomposers.

Yes, a food chain can have multiple producers, as many plants can be part of the same ecosystem.