Food Chain Basics
Name the 6 basic nutrients.
What are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water?
An animal that eats both plants and animals.
What is an omnivore?
A lion that eats other animals is classified as this.
What is a carnivore?
The nutrient you get from oils and butter.
What is fat?
This drink is the healthiest and has no sugar.
What is water?
A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
What is a food chain?
Animals get energy by doing this.
What is eating other organisms?
The name for substances in food that help the body grow and stay healthy
What are nutrients?
A fruit or vegetable with vitamin C.
What is an orange (or any citrus)?
These organisms break down dead plants and animals.
What are decomposers?
This is where the energy in a food chain originally comes from.
What is the sun?
These organisms make their own food
What are producers?
Nutrient found in meat that helps build muscles
What is protein?
If you remove the producer from a food chain, what happens to the rest?
What is they will have no energy source and may die off?
Food in this group helps fight sickness.
What are fruits and vegetables?
Arrows in a food chain represent this.
What is the flow/transfer of energy?
A rabbit that eats only plants is this type of consumer
What is an herbivore?
Nutrient found in bread, pasta, and rice that gives energy.
What are carbohydrates?
A lion is a consumer. Is it herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
What is a carnivore?
This shows how much of each nutrient is in a food item.
What is a nutrition label?
The correct order of energy flow in a basic food chain.
What is producer → consumer → predator?
The most important function of proteins.
What is growth and repair of your body's tissues?
This type of meal has all essential nutrients in the right amounts.
What is a balanced diet?
A child skips meals every day. How might this affect them?
What is they may feel tired, lose focus, and lack nutrients?
A food high in fat and sugar that should be eaten sometimes, not all the time
What is junk food or an unhealthy food?