Food chains (AQA GCSE Biology): Flashcards
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What food chains show
What food chains show
Feeding relationships between organisms
What flows through a food chain
What flows through a food chain
Energy
Direction arrows point in food chains
Direction arrows point in food chains
From prey to predator
Starting point of every food chain
Starting point of every food chain
Producers
How producers make food
How producers make food
Photosynthesis
What producers make during photosynthesis
What producers make during photosynthesis
Glucose (using sunlight, and water)
What primary consumers eat
What primary consumers eat
Producers (plants)
Another name for primary consumers
Another name for primary consumers
Herbivores
What secondary consumers eat
What secondary consumers eat
Primary consumers
Another name for secondary consumers
Another name for secondary consumers
Carnivores
What tertiary consumers eat
What tertiary consumers eat
Secondary consumers
Definition of predators
Definition of predators
Animals that hunt and kill other animals
Definition of prey
Definition of prey
Animals that get eaten
What happens when prey population increases
What happens when prey population increases
Predator population increases (more food available)
What happens when predator population increases
What happens when predator population increases
Prey population decreases (more prey eaten)