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Food Chains and Food Webs - Coggle Diagram
Food Chains and Food Webs
Where do organisms get their energy from?
the sun is the main source of energy
only plants can trap energy from the sun
animals that eat plants or other animals get their energy indirectly
what are producers and consumers
producers can make their own food
consumers cannot make their own food
they feed on plants or other organisms
what are prey and predators?
animals that hunt and eat other animals are predators
an animal that is being eaten by other animals is a prey
what is a food chain?
they show the predator-prey relationship
food chains always begin with a producer
food chains are also energy chains as they show the transfer of energy among organisms
what is a food web?
organisms can belong to more than one food chain
food chains can be linked to form a food web
food chains in a food web also start with a producer
how does the predator-prey relationship affect an organism's population?
predators control the population of prey by eating them
removing or adding a population disrupts the balance in a community