A food chain is a  rank series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food. An example of a food chain is below.

A food web is a series of food chains connected by organism feeding habits. An example of a food web is below.

Here are some ecological terms if you're lost!       Predator- An animal that naturally preys on others. Prey- An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food. Omnivore- An animal that eats both meat and plants. Herbivore- An animal that eats plants. Carnivore- An animal that eats meat. Producer- A plant that produces food for the animals. It is usually at the bottom of the food chain. Consumer- An animal that consumes plants or other animals. Decomposer- Scavengers that consume detritus or dead animals.

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