Food Webs

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that shows how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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What are producers in a food web?

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that create their own food through photosynthesis and provide energy for other organisms.

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What are primary consumers?

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Primary consumers are herbivores that eat producers (plants) to obtain energy.

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What are secondary consumers?

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Secondary consumers are organisms that eat primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

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What are tertiary consumers?

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Tertiary consumers are top predators that eat secondary consumers and are at the highest level of the food chain.

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What is the role of carnivores in a food web?

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Carnivores are organisms that obtain energy by consuming other animals.

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What is the role of herbivores in a food web?

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Herbivores are organisms that obtain energy by consuming plants.

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What is an omnivore?

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An omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals for energy.

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How does energy flow in a food web?

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Energy flows from producers to primary consumers, then to secondary consumers, and finally to tertiary consumers.

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What is a trophic level?

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A trophic level is a position in a food web or chain that indicates the level of energy transfer from one organism to another.