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    The document discusses food chains and trophic levels. It explains that a food chain shows how organisms transfer nutrients and energy as one organism consumes another. Food chains start with producer organisms like plants, then include herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers. Organisms in food chains are grouped into trophic levels including producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, quaternary consumers, and decomposers. Understanding food chains reveals how each organism depends on others for survival.

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    Earth and Life Science

    A food chain explains which organism eats another


    organism in the environment. The food chain is a
    linear sequence of organisms where nutrients and
    energy is transferred from one organism to the
    other. This occurs when one organism consumes
    another organism. It begins with the producer
    organism, follows the chain and ends with the
    decomposer organism. After understanding the
    food chain, we realise how one organism is
    dependent upon another organism for survival.
    PLANTS- Base of Food Chain
    HERBIVORES- Feed on Plants
    CARNIVORES- Feed on Plants and Animal
    1ST LEVEL CARNIVORES- Feed on Herbivores
    2ND LEVEL CARNIVORES- Feed on First Level Carnivores
    DECOMPOSERS- This forms the ''Final'' Consumes group and most
    important one.
    ORGANISMS IN FOOD CHAINS ARE GROUPED INTO
    CATEGORIES CALLED TROPHIC LEVELS. ROUGHLY
    SPEAKING, THESE LEVELS ARE DIVIDED INTO PRODUCERS
    (FIRST TROPHIC LEVEL), CONSUMERS (SECOND, THIRD, AND
    FOURTH TROPHIC LEVELS), AND DECOMPOSERS.
    1. First Trophic Level: Autotrophs

    2. Second Trophic Level: Primary 3. Third Trophic Level:
    The first level consists of green Consumers Secondary Consumers

    algae and plants (the producers),

    also known as autotrophs. They Herbivores are placed in this


    trophic level of the food chain. Commonly known as
    utilize solar energy through
    photosynthesis and don't depend They depend upon the autotrophs carnivores, secondary
    upon other animals for fulfilling to meet their food requirements consumers consume other
    their food requirement. and include organisms like animals. Examples include
    Autotrophs are consumed by insects, cows, and pigs.
    heterotrophs.
    rats, spiders, and fish.

    4. Fourth Trophic Level: Tertiary 5. Fifth Trophic Level:


    Consumers Quaternary Consumers

    Tertiary consumers eat primary and Commonly known as apex


    secondary consumers to fulfill their
    predators, quaternary consumers
    nutrient needs. They obtain their
    stand at the top of the food
    energies from meat, and include
    animals like hyenas, dolphins, and web. Examples include humans,
    sharks. wolves, lions, and orca.
    PAOLO F. RESCATE
    11-ICT CP J

    Why it is important to have knowledge about


    in the food chain?

    it is important for us to understand or learn how to food


    chain works and they show the intricate relationships in
    ecosystems so that we know what are the important living
    organisms that make up the food chain.

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