Makers and Takers: Studying Food Webs In The Ocean

Makers and Takers: Studying Food Webs In The Ocean — page 3
Sweet As Honey As phytoplankton float on the surface they capture energy from sunlight and make glucose which is a sugar This is called photosynthesis Marine animals eat glucose to survive It’s the same glucose people taste when eating honey or apples The transfer of energy from the Sun to phytoplankton is the first link in the ocean’s food chain As animals eat phytoplankton energy is transferred from plant to animal forming a second food chain link Octopuses eat shrimp lobster crab and snails 6