Chapter 5.1 - The Roles of Organisms in an Ecosystem
What is a food chain?
A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy passes on from creature to creature, or from environment to creature.
All food chains start with energy from __________. This energy is captured by __________. Thus the living part of a food chain always starts with __________ and ends with __________.
the sun; plants; plant life; an animal
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
Food chain: a basic structure showing the flow of nutrients / energy from one trophic level to another. Food web: a collection of food chains in an ecosystem.