Food Chain

A linear sequence that shows how energy flows through an ecosystem, starting from producers and ending with top predators.

• Producers

• Food Chain

• Consumers

• Food Web

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

 Each step in a food chain, representing a different level of energy transfer among organisms.

• Phytoplankton

• Food Web

• Photosynthesis

• Trophic Level

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Top predators that eat secondary consumers; examples include eagles and sharks.

• Producers

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Tertiary Consumers

Organisms that eat producers; typically herbivores, such as rabbits and deer.

• Producers

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Tertiary Consumers

Organisms that eat primary consumers; often carnivores or omnivores, such as snakes and frogs.

• Producers

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Tertiary Consumers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms, usually plants or algae, that create energy through photosynthesis and form the base of the food chain.

• Producers

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Tertiary Consumers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Organisms that break down dead materials and return nutrients to the soil, such as fungi and bacteria.

• Producaers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Carnivores

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The movement of energy from one trophic level to the next in a food chain, which decreases as it goes up the chain.

• Photosynthesis

• Energy Transfer

• Biological Organization

• Food Web

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In food chain, what percent of energy is being transferred from one trophic level to another?

• about 10%

• about 30%

• 50%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process by which producers convert sunlight into chemical energy, allowing them to create food.

• Photosynthesis

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Digestion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6