5th Food Chain

What is a food chain?

• The flow of energy from one thing to another

• The way animals eat each other

• The way the sun makes everything

• How the plants grow

An animal that eats other animals is a....

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

What animal is on the top of the food chain? 
*Remember Humans are on the top of all food chains because we do not get hunted. 

• Grass
• Grasshopper
• Mouse
• Owl

What do Herbivores eat? 

• Plants ONLY 
• Animals ONLY
• Plants AND Animals

An example of a predator:

• shark

• mouse

• rabbit

An example of prey:

• lion

• mouse

• shark

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?

• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Omnivores
• Plants

Why is the insect a consumer?

• It is eaten by a mouse.
• It can make its own food.
• It eats the plant.

In the food chain pictured, the source of energy for the water plant is ______.

• Sun
• Water Plant
• Mayfly
• Trout