What is the main purpose of a food chain in an ecosystem?
To predict the weather patterns
To show where living things get their food
To determine the population size of organisms
To analyze geographical features
Why are primary consumers essential in a food chain?
Because they are producers
Because they eat only meat
Because they are predators
Because they eat several types of plants
Why are grasses considered producers in a food chain?
Because they are carnivores
Because they eat other organisms
Because they are secondary consumers
Because they make their own food
Why do we use a food web instead of a food chain in ecosystems?
To understand all the feeding relationships
To show only one set of feeding relationships
To focus on a single organism
To simplify the ecosystem
How does energy move through ecosystems?
It is generated by decomposers
It is produced by photosynthesis
It is transferred through food chains and webs
It is created by secondary consumers
