What happens to the zebra molecules one they are eaten by the cheetah?

All living things need food to provide materials for growth.  Food chains start with organisms that make their own food, called producers. Plants are the most common producers. Animals are called consumers because they do not make their own food — they eat, or consume, other organisms.

A food chain typically only has a few steps (usually 4 at the most). This is because each time one organism eats another, some of that energy is used up and released as heat. : )

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