Coral Reef Ecosystem Food Chain by Izan Bhuiyan

1: Plants - Seaweed

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Seaweed gets its energy from sunlight. They are eaten by primary consumers, like sea urchins. This plant is a producer because it makes its own energy from the sunlight. A fun fact about seaweed is how they produce most of Earth’s oxygen.

2: Primary Consumer - Sea Urchin

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Sea Urchins get their energy from seaweed. They are eaten by secondary consumers, like trigger fish. This animal is a primary consumer because it consumes the producer to receive energy. A fun fact about sea urchins is that they don’t have brains.

3: Secondary Consumer - Trigger Fish

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Trigger Fishes get their energy from sea urchins. They are eaten by tertiary consumers, like tiger sharks. This animal is a secondary consumer because it consumes the primary consumer to receive energy. A fun fact about trigger fishes is that their eyes move independently on each of the sides of their heads.

4: Tertiary Consumer - Tiger Fish

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Tiger Fishes get their energy from trigger fish. They are eaten by killer whales. This animal is a tertiary consumer because it consumes secondary consumers to receive energy. A fun fact about tiger fishes is that they can grow 18 feet long and 2,000 pounds (900kg), making it one of the largest shark species ever.

5: Scavenger - Killer Whale (Orca)

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Killer Whales get their energy from tiger fish. They are eaten by decomposers, like zooplankton. This animal is a scavenger because it consumes tertiary consumers to receive energy. A fun fact about killer whales is that they are the largest species of dolphin.

6: Decomposers - Zooplankton

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Zooplanktons get their energy from dead organisms, dead plants, and wastes of other animals, like the dead version of scavengers or any other thing. They are eaten by other decomposers, like a recycling system! This animal is a decomposer because it consumes dead organisms, dead plants, and wastes of other animals. A fun fact about them is that they can reproduce very quickly, so their population can increase by about 30% every day!