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: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Food Chain'''

: Plural [[Noun]]: '''Food Chains'''

===About Food Chains===

: '''Food chains''' always start with a plant.

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==Key Stage 2==

===Meaning===

A '''food chain''' is a diagram used to show which creatures rely on each other for food in a [[habitat]]

===About Food Chains===

: A '''food chain''' always begins with a [[producer]] which is a creature that makes its own food, like [[plant]].

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==Key Stage 3==

===Meaning===

===About Food Chains===

: A '''food chain''' always begins with a [[producer]] which is a creature that makes its own food, like [[plant]].

==Key Stage 4==

===Meaning===

===About Food Chains===

: The first [[Trophic Level|trophic level]] in '''food chains''' are [[producer]]s which make their own food by [[photosynthesis]].

: The last [[Trophic Level|trophic level]] in a '''food chain''' is usually an [[Apex Predator|apex predator]] which may be a [[Tertiary Consumer|tertiary consumer]] or a [[Quaternary Consumer|quaternary consumer]].

: The [[producer]] in a '''food chain''' is always eaten by a [[consumer]].

: With each [[consumer]] the total [[energy]] passed to the next [[Trophic Level|trophic level]] is smaller.

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