food chains

• what is a producer

  a plant that makes its food using energy from the sun
• why are producers important

  they are the source of biomass (glucose) and pass it down the food chain
• what is a primary consumer

  an animal/insect that eats the producer
• what is a secondary consumer

  an animal that eats the primary consumer
• what is a predator

  a consumer that kills and eats other animals
• what is a prey

  animal being eaten by the predator