Producers, consumers and food chainsSpec 4.7.2.1
Photosynthetic organisms are the producers of biomass for life on Earth. Feeding relationships within a community can be represented by food chains.
All food chains begin with a producer which synthesises molecules. This is usually a green plant or alga which makes glucose by photosynthesis.
| Name | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Producer | Makes glucose by photosynthesis | Grass |
| Primary consumer | Eats the producer | Grasshopper |
| Secondary consumer | Eats the primary consumer | Frog |
| Tertiary consumer | Eats the secondary consumer | Snake |
Consumers that kill and eat other animals are predators, and those eaten are prey.
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