ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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plants
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sun
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animals
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Detailed explanation-1: -All food chains start with energy from the sun. This energy is captured by plants. Thus the living part of a food chain always starts with plant life and ends with an animal. Plants are called producers because they are able to use light energy from the sun to produce food (sugar) from carbon dioxide and water.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sun: The sun is the initial source of energy, which provides energy for everything on the planet. Producers: The producers in a food chain include all autotrophs such as phytoplankton, cyanobacteria, algae, and green plants. This is the first stage in a food chain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Food is necessary to make energy. Living things need it to survive. It all starts with the Sun. Its energy is passed down to producer and then consumer.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: The food chain begins with the sun: plants get their energy by photosynthesizing sunlight into energy, and then herbivores eat those plants to get their energy. Carnivores who then eat the herbivores are getting that sunlight passed along from sun to plant to herbivore to carnivore.
Detailed explanation-5: -The food chain consists of four main parts: The Sun, which provides the energy for everything on the planet (except organisms living near the hydrothermal vents). Producers: these include all green plants. These are also known as autotrophs, since they make their own food.