CCMS Food Chain Vocabulary

A raccoon eats other animals like crayfish, as well as plant life. Since the raccoon eats both plants and animals, it is a(n)

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

An animal/consumer that eats meat is a(n)

• Herbivore

• Producer

• Carnivore

A deer eats grass and plants found in its habitat. Since the deer eats only plants, it is a(n)

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Producer

Plants are living things that can make food with energy from the sun. Plants are

• Consumers

• Food Chains

• Producers

A leopard seal eats fish and penguins. It never eats plants. Since the leopard seal eats only meats, it is a(n)

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

Organisms that break down the remains of dead organisms.

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Omnivores

An illustration that shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another.

• Herbivore

• Food Chain

• Decomposers

An animal/consumer that eats plants and meat.

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

An animal/consumer that eats only plants.

• Carnivore

• Producer

• Herbivore

Eats other organisms; a living thing that needs to eat to obtain energy.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Food Chain