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The food chain is the pathway along which energy is transferred from one trophic level to another.
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Energy in the form of food moves from the producers to the herbivores to the carnivores.
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Herbivores feed on plants, while carnivores feed on other animals.
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Producers form the basis of the entire food chain and convert solar energy into chemical bond energy by photosynthesis.
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They contain the most biomass of any organism in the food chain.
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Some examples of producers include green plants like sunflowers, diatoms, or phytoplankton.
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Primary consumers eat the producers.
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They are also herbivores.
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Some examples of primary consumers include things like grasshoppers or rabbits.
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Secondary consumers eat the primary consumers.
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They are also carnivores...