Is It a Food Web or a Food Chain?

Emily Sohn

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A seed falls from a plant. A mouse eats the seed. An owl eats the mouse. Each animal gets energy from its food. How does energy flow from one living thing to another? Let's investigate food chains and food webs!

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 09 juin 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781398225329
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Science Enquiry
Is It a Food Web or a Food Chain?
Is It a Food Web or a Food Chain?
Emily Sohn
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CONTENTS
WHAT IS A FOOD CHAIN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
WHERE DOES ENERGY COME FROM? . . . . . . . . . . 10
HOW DO FOOD CHAINS BECOME WEBS? . . . . . . . 18
HOW DO PEOPLE FIT INTO FOOD WEBS? . . . . . . . 26
GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FIND OUT MORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Words in bold are in the glossary.