Food Chain by Christopher Lopez

1 Plants - phytoplankton

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2 Primary Consumer - zooplankton

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Zooplankton eats phytoplankton. Coral eats Zooplankton. Coral catch little floating things called zooplankton.They are Primary Consumers – herbivores that only eat plants. Ex: rabbits, caterpillars, cows, sheep, deer, some fish, etc. A fun fact about them is zooplankton can reproduce rapidly, and populations can increase by about 30% a day under favorable conditions.

3 Secondary Consumer - coral

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Coral eat a fish called zooplankton. Parrotfish eat coral. Coral are The Secondary Consumers Carnivores (eat only meat) or omnivores (eat meat and plants) that eat primary consumers. A fun fact about coral is that Most coral reefs today are between 5,000 and 10,000 years old.

4 Tertiary Consumer - parrotfish

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Parrotfish eat coral. Shark eats coral they are Tertiary Consumers - Carnivores or omnivores that are Apex Predators (top of the food chain). Ex: humans, alligators, lions, bears, . A fun fact about them is that some of their species have strong enough scales to stop a spear which is really good for them.

5 Scavenger - shark

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Sharks eat parrotfish. A Lot of other stuff eat sharks like other sharks, orcas, bigger fish, and more. They are Scavengers – They eat dead things to help clean up and start decomposition. They do not hunt their prey. Ex: insects, vultures, hyenas, worms, racoons, jackals. A fun fact about them is they don't have any bones.

6 Decomposers- (fungi and bacteria)

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Fungi and bacteria eat all dead things. They are eaten by other decomposers. A fun fact about them is that certain species of fungi and bacteria are the engines of the process of decomposition. Also both cells wall are similar to those found it plants.