Food Webs BACK NEXT

Energy to Live BACK NEXT In order to live animals need energy. Some animals get the energy they need to live from eating plants and other vegetation. Some animals get their energy from eating other animals. Some animals eat both plants and other animals. BACK NEXT

Herbivores BACK NEXT Animals that eat plants are called Herbivores. Herbivores have evolved to eat plants. They have specialised teeth and stomachs to enable them to get the energy they need from plants. BACK NEXT

Carnivore Animals that eat other animals are called Carnivores. Carnivores have evolved to eat meat. They have specialised teeth and stomachs to enable them to get the energy they need from the bodies of other animals. BACK NEXT

Omnivore Animals that eat plants and meat are called Omnivores. Humans are omnivores. Omnivores have teeth and stomachs that enable them to eat and digest both plants and meat. BACK NEXT

Food Webs Food webs show what eats what in order to gain the energy it needs to live. Food webs use arrows to show what eats what. Eaten by: Eaten by: BACK NEXT

Producers BACK NEXT Nearly all food webs start with a green plant. Green plants are called producers because they produce their own food. BACK NEXT

Consumers BACK NEXT Animals are consumers. Some consume plants to get the energy they need to live. Others consume other animals. BACK NEXT

Prey Animals that are eaten by other animals are called prey. Some prey animals are herbivores. Some omnivores and carnivores are also prey to other animals. BACK NEXT

Predators Animals that eat other animals are called predators. Some animals are predators and prey. This means they eat some animals but are eaten by others. The top predator that is prey to no other animal is called an apex predator. BACK NEXT