Food Chain

What are producers?

• nonliving things that make their own food

• living things that do NOT make their own food

• living things that make their own food

How do plants make their own food?

• they get the energy from the sun to make their own food

• they use the air

• they use the wind currents

All living things need what?

• freezing temperatures

• entertainment

• FOOD!

What is the first level of the food chain?

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

What type of consumer is a gorilla?

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

What type of consumer are humans?

• omnivores

• herbivores

• carnivores

What are decomposers?

• organisms that break down dead animals

• they make food through the sun

• the first stage of the food chain

Which of the following would be an example of a decomposer?

• chipmunk

• worms

• rabbit

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

What do the arrows show in a food chain picture?

• They always point to the smallest animals.
• They point to the animal that tastes the best.
• They always point to the producers.
• They point in the direction that energy is flowing.