GRASSLAND FOOD CHAIN

Energy flows from sun-powered grasses through herbivores to apex predators

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Sun

🌿

Grass

🦗

Grasshopper

🐸

Frog

🐍

Snake

🦅

Hawk

Sun → Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake → Hawk

💡 Fun Fact: Only ~10% of energy is transferred between each trophic level — 90% is lost as heat.

Producers: Autotrophs — make their own food

Consumers: Heterotrophs — eat other organisms

Decomposers: Break down dead organic matter

10% Rule: 90% of energy lost as heat at each level

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Sun

Energy Source

↓

🌿

Grass

Producer

↓

🦗

Grasshopper

Primary Consumer

↓

🐸

Frog

Secondary Consumer

↓

🐍

Snake

Tertiary Consumer

↓

🦅

Hawk

Apex Predator

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