What is the food chain in the amazon rainforest?
The food chain, or as some prefer, the food web, in the amazon is a lot like it is anywhere else, except more complex, since the diversity of species is greater. In general, the sequence goes something like this: The plants and trees act as primary producers through photosynthesis. The fungi, bacteria and certain kinds of insect act as decomposers, breaking down plant materials, droppings, and remains. The product of this growth and decomposition is in the form of fruit, nectar, leaves and the insects themselves, all of which act as food for the next level of consumers. These primary consumers include the leaf eaters, fruit and seed eaters, and nectar and pollen eaters. Further up the chain are the secondary consumers, which are the creatures that eat other creatures. The predators and carrion eaters live on the energy they get from eating the animals who live on the energy they get from eating the plants who live on the energy they get from the sun through photosynthesis. This cycle i
