Nature Merit Badge - Req. 3
Req #3 - Explain the term "food chain." Give an example of a four-step land food chain and a four-step water food chain.
Definition of FOOD CHAIN (noun)
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- an arrangement of the organisms of an ecological community according to the order of predation in which each uses the next usually lower member as a food source
- a hierarchy based on power or importance <at the top of the corporate food chain>
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The following are some examples that were submitted of 4 Step Food Chains:
4 Step Land Food Chain:
Grass
Rabbit eats the Grass
Wolf eats the Rabbit
Vulture eats the dead Wolf
4 Step Water Food Chain:
Algae
Shrimp eats the Algae
Fish eats the Shrimp
Shark eats the Fish