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Describe how energy is transferred through a food chain


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Energy is passed between organisms through the food chain. Food chains start with producers. They are eaten by primary consumers which are in turn eaten by secondary consumers. They are then eaten by tertiary consumers and in a long food day these can be eaten by quaternary consumers.

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Well energy is transferred between organisms in food webs from producers to consumers. The energy is used by organisms to carry out complex tasks. The vast majority of energy that exists in food webs originates from the sun and is converted (transformed) into chemical energy by the process of photosynthesis in plants.on:

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