Food Chain

Food Chain The path of energy from the sun to the producers to a series of consumers.

What do the arrows mean in a food chain? Provides energy to . . .

Producers Organisms that make their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

Consumers An organism in a community that must eat to get the energy it needs to survive. Examples: snakes, birds, frogs, insects, lions, bears, fish, etc.

Carnivores An animal that eats other animals. Examples: lions, hawks, tigers, sharks, snakes, owls, etc.

Herbivores An animal that eats plants. Examples: deer, horse, cows, squirrels, etc.

Omnivores Animals that eat both plants and other animals. Examples: bears, humans, raccoons, some birds, etc.

Predators An animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals

Prey An animal that is hunted, killed, and eaten by another animal.

Scavenger An animal that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.

Decomposer An organism that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead material.

If all the fish were removed from this food chain (web) which animal population would most likely decrease first?

Pelicans

Which diagram shows how energy flows through a food chain? A.   producers carnivores herbivores B.   sun producers herbivores carnivores C .  sun herbivores carnivores producers D.   carnivores producers herbivores

B Sun Producer Herbivores Carnivores

Which of the following organism is a producer?

Grass

In the diagram below which of the following is represented? Grass Mouse Snake Hawk A. Water evaporating B. The moon changing phases C. Energy being transferred D. Light being reflected

Energy being transferred. C Energy being transferred.

According to the food web, a decrease in the number of clams would probably result in ------

A. A decrease in the amount of algae. B. An increased number of crabs A. A decrease in the amount of algae B. An increased number of crabs C. Fish and snails eating crabs D. Crabs eating more snails

Crabs eating more snails D Crabs eating more snails

Which of the following is an herbivore? A. Dog B. Person C. Cow D. Tiger

C Cow

In this diagram, which animal is the predator and which animal is the prey?

Which organism in this food chain use’s the sun’s energy to produce food?

Hawk is the predator Snake is the prey

Oak Tree

If there is a shortage of giraffe in the area, what are some things the lions might do? A. move to another area to hunt for food eat the bark and roots of trees hunt for other animals

A and C

A mouse eats the oats in a farmer’s barn, and the cat eats the mouse. $1,000,000 Question Draw or write the food chain that would represent the following scenario: A mouse eats the oats in a farmer’s barn, and the cat eats the mouse.

The sun provides energy to the oats – the oats provide energy to the mouse – the mouse provides energy to the cat

Create Your Own Food Chain