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Energy transfer in food chains

Energy Transfer in Food Chains

The Role of Producers

  • Energy from the Sun is harnessed by producers, such as plants, through the process of photosynthesis.
  • A portion of this energy is utilized by the plant for cellular respiration, while some energy is lost as heat or waste.
  • The remaining energy is stored within the plant's body for potential transfer to consumers.

Energy Transfer to Consumers

  • When a consumer, like a caterpillar, eats the plant, only the stored energy from the plant is transferred to it.
  • Similar to plants, caterpillars use some of this energy for their own cellular respiration and lose some as heat or waste.
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Learn how energy is passed through the food chain, all the way from the sun via producers to consumers. Part of our unit on Ecosystems: https://stileapp.com/au/library/publishers/stile/compilations/science/5b9ed449-795a-452c-a12a-63f055791341