Food Chains

​The path by which energy passes from one living thing to another

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​The food chain arrow means it is 'eaten by'

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​Something is missing?

​All food chains start with the energy from the sun.

​The sun provides energy to plants. The plants use the Sun's energy to produce their own food through photosynthesis.

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​Plants are called producers because they can produce their own food

​Producers are at the bottom of the food chain

​Animals that consume (or eat) plants and/or animals. They cannot make their own food.

​There are three types.

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​I. Herbivores

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​II. Carnivores

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​III. Omnivores

​An animal that eats plants

• ​Giraffe

• ​Antelope

• ​Rabbit

• ​Cow

• ​Deer

​An animal that only eats other animals

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• ​Tigers

• ​Lions

• ​Wolf

• ​Sharks

​An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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• ​Bears

• ​Raccoons

• ​Foxes

• ​Pigs

​An organism that breaks down organic materials such as the remains of dead organisms or left over food.

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​*Remember our compost project.

• ​Earthworms

• ​Mushrooms

• ​Fungus

​Can animal be both a predator and prey?