Flashcards
Food chains
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- 1What do food chains show?Food chains show how living things recieve their food and how they get their energy
- 2How long is an average food chain?The average food chain has about 3 organisms
- 3Can the arrows for food chains be written in any way?They can, however they must show which way the energy flows
- 4What is the source of energy for all food chains?The ultimate source of energy would be sunlight
- 5Is the primary producer a herbivore/carnivore/omnivore or none of these?None of these, as it is a green plant
- 6Is the primary consumer a herbivore/carnivore/omnivore or none of these?They're herbivores
- 7Is the secondary consumer a herbivore/carnivore/omnivore or none of these?They're carnivores
- 8Is the tertiary consumers a herbivore/carnivore/omnivore or none of these?They're omnivores
- 9Can food chains have a quaternary consumer?Yes, occasionally, there may be a quaternary consumer
- 10What is a trophic level?Trophic means feeding; it means feeding levels
- 11Are food chains fully reliable?No, this is due to the fact that food chains oversimplify the situation