Food Webs & Energy Flow July23/24

Place the food chain in correct order based on the flow of energy.

• sun

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

In the food chain to the right, the role of the grasshopper can best be described as a ​ (a)   that eats ​ (b)   .

• consumer
• producers
• herbivore
• carnivore
• decomposers

A food chain is shown.

Which role do the grasses have in the food chain?

• They prevent the food chain from containing too many carnivores.

• They capture the energy from the sun and are food for consumers.

• They break down dead organisms into simpler substances