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What is a food chain? A food chain shows which _______________ eat each other within an ecosystem. It starts at the beginning with ________________ which is referred to as a ______________ because it makes it’s own food. The first animal in the food chain is called a ______________ _______________ and because it only eats vegetation is referred to as a __________________. The second animal in the chain is called a _________________ _____________. The animal at the end of the food chain which is not preyed upon by other animals is called the ________________ ______________. Animals that only eat meat are called _________________ and animals, including humans, that eat meat and vegetation are called _________________. Key words for blanks - Carnivore/Vegetation/Producer/Herbivore/Primary Consumer/Ultimate Predator/Secondary Consumer/Animals/Omnivore Ecosystem Producer Primary Consumer Secondary Consumer Tertiary Consumer Apex Predator Savanna Grassland Arctic Sea Forest Hot Desert Tropical Rainforest