A food web is a system of connected food chains that show the transfer of energy from one organism to another. Here are some examples of food webs.
Here Is The Food Web That I Created Incorporating The Orca Whale
Producers
- Algae - Coral - Kelp - Sea Grasses |
Primary Consumers
- Manatee - Sea Urchin - Parrot Fish - Clam |
Secondary
Consumers - Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Shrimp - Sea Otter - Crab |
Tertiary
Consumers - Great White Shark - Squid - Bottlenose Dolphin - Octopus |
Apex Predator
- Orca Whale |
Decomposers
- Amoebas - Starfish - Marine Fungi |
Producers make their own food. They get their energy from the sun. This is called Photosynthesis.
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Primary consumers are herbivores. They only eat producers.
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Secondary consumers are omnivores. They eat primary consumers and producers.
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Tertiary consumers are carnivores. They eat primary and secondary consumers but not producers.
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Apex predators are at the top. Nothing eats them and they eat other consumers
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Decomposers eat plant and animal remains. So technically they are at the top.
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