Food Chains Science Unit

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Producer

Back

a living thing that makes its own food

Example:

A tree, because it makes its own food using sunlight.

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Consumer

Back

a living thing that eats other living things

Example:

A deer, because it eats grass and leaves.

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Ecosystem

Back

a community of organisms interacting with their environment

Example:

Forest, Ocean, Desert, Pond

Front

Food Chains

Back

how living things are connected by what they eat and what they are eaten by

Example:

Sun→ Grass → Rabbit → Fox

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Predator

Back

an animal that hunts and eats other animals

Example:

A hawk, because it hunts and eats small animals like mice.

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Prey

Back

an animal that is hunted by and eaten by another animals

Example:

A rabbit, because a fox or owl may hunt and eat it

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Fungus

Back

a living thing that is a decomposer

and has spores

Example:

A mushroom or mold growing 

on a log

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Decomposer

Back

a living thing that can break down dead things

Example:

A worm, eating old 

dead leaves