Can You Explain What a Food Chain Is?

A food chain is a sequence of organisms, each of which serves as a source of food or energy for the next. It starts with producers, such as plants, which are then consumed by primary consumers like herbivores. These herbivores are then eaten by secondary consumers, which can be carnivores or omnivores. The chain continues with tertiary consumers and so on. Each level of the food chain is known as a trophic level. This concept helps students understand the flow of energy in an ecosystem and the interconnectedness of different organisms.