These are the first consumers in a food chain. These are the animals that eat the producers.

These are the second consumers in a food chain. They eat the primary consumers. They can be carnivores or omnivores.

These are the third consumers in a food chain. They eat the secondary consumers. They are usually carnivores, but sometimes can be omnivores.

Organisms that feed on the wastes and dead plants and animals. They return nutrients back to the soil for producers to use.

Consumers that feed on the bodies of dead organisms.

Consumers that eat both plants and animals.

Organisms that use the sun's energy to make their own food. These are at the beginning of a food chain.

Animals that get energy by eating other organisms. They can't make their own food from sunlight.

Consumers that eat only plants.

Consumers that eat only animals.

Chewing and grinding food and then using acids and digestive enzymes to break down food to absorb and carry energy to cells.

Where does the energy for food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids come from?

This describes the feeding relationship and energy flow between species within an ecosystem

a group of interconnected food chains

the position an organism occupies in a food chain

a diagram that shows the amount of energy at each trophic level and how much energy is passed on to each trophic level.

Matter can't be created or destroyed, it only can change forms.

This law states that energy can never be created or destroyed in ordinary processes. Energy can change forms, but it is neither created nor destroyed.

The 4th consumer in a food chain is called a...

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