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In a food chain, herbivores are primary consumers that feed on producers, typically plants or algae, rather than decomposers. Decomposers, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead organic matter and return nutrients to the soil, supporting plant growth. While herbivores rely on producers for energy, decomposers play a crucial role in recycling nutrients within the ecosystem. Thus, herbivores do not eat decomposers; instead, they depend on the energy captured by producers.
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Where does the energy for a food chain or food web originate from?
The sun. The sun gives energy to the plants, and then the herbivores, then carnivores eat the herbivores or omnivore's eat herbivores
What are the 3 trophic levels in a food chain?
The three trophic levels in a food chain are producers (plants), primary consumers (herbivores that eat plants), and secondary consumers (carnivores that eat herbivores).
Food chain begins with?
producers (e.g. grass), because it makes its own food by photosynthesizing then other organisms eat it.
How does herbivores fit in the food chain?
They eat the primary and become the source of food for carnivores and omnivores animals
What do carnivores from the savanna depend on for food?
actually they depend on our main source of energy the sun indirectly the sun lets plants photosynthesize then the herbivores will eat the plants so they can survive and so the carnivores will eat the herbivores this is called the food chain
Do any food chains end with herbivores?
No because a food chain ends with an animal eating another animal
What is a herbivores in a food chain?
a herbivore is an animal that only eats green plants. for example snails are herbivores because they eat lettuce.
Why are grapes part of the food chain?
Grapes are fruits that feed herbivores and humans. Carnivores eat them.
Primary consumer in a food chain?
Herbivores form the primary consumers in a food chain.
Why are photosynthesizers the foundation for all food chains food webs and food pyramids?
Producers ,or photosynthesizers as you call them ,are the foundation for food webs and food chains ,because herbivores eat plants (producers) and carnivores eat herbivores and sometimes other carnivores. Withoutthe plants ,the herbivores would have no food. Without the herbivores ,the carnivores would have no food ,and the chain or web would be damaged. This is my theory ,did it help you?
Why is a herbivore useful?
Herbivores are at the bottom of the food chain, if they did not exist carnivores would have nothing to eat and they would cease to exist, as would everyone else above them on the food chain
Animals that eat only producers are?
Animals that eat only producers are known as herbivores. Herbivores obtain their energy by consuming plants, which are primary producers in the food chain. Examples of herbivores include cows, deer, and rabbits.
