This is an organism that makes its own food. Most food chains start with a green plant, because plants can make their food by photosynthesis. This food chain shows a leaf is eaten by a worm ...
What is a food chain? All living things including humans, animals and plants need energy to live. But, where do they get their energy from? The answer is easy - all living things get their energy ...
Growing up in Limpopo, South Africa the daughter of a farmer, I was always aware of the role of plants, which are at the bottom of the food chain, in food security. I have always been acutely ...
This process, called photosynthesis, is essential to the global carbon cycle and organisms that conduct photosynthesis represent the lowest level in most food chains (Figure 1). Most living things ...