Food Chain
What is a food chain?
A model that shows how energy flows between living things in an ecosystem.
Herbivores eat....
Plants
~Produce the food and energy we eat
~Takes energy from the sun and turns it into energy other organisms can use
~All plants
Producer
Hunts other animals to eat
Correct this food chain:
cat-worm-bird
Worm-Bird-Cat
Carnivores eat...
Meat
~Consume or eat food that was made by producers
~Most are animals
Consumer
Hunted by another animal
Prey
grass-human-cow
Grass-Cow-Human
Omnivores eat
~Break down dead things
~Return nutrients to the earth
~Often fungi or bacteria
~Can be bugs and worms
Decomposer
Which animal is the predator? An owl eats a mouse
Owl
Correct the food chain:
fish- shark-algae-seal
Algae-Fish-Seal-Shark
Humans are
Omnivores
An owl is an example of a
Consumer
Which animal is the prey? Fox eats a rabbit
Rabbit
Is this food chain true or false?
corn-mouse-owl
True
Tigers are...
Carnivores
A tree is an example of a
Producer
Give 2 examples of prey
Answers vary
Is this food chain true or false?
deer-grass-bobcat
Zebras are...
Herbivores
Mushrooms are an example of a
Decomposer
Give 2 examples of predators
Answers vary