Food chains

What is the main source of energy for most food chains?

• Plants

• The Sun

• Water

• Soil

Which of the following is a producer?

• Lion

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Eagle

In a food chain, which organism is the primary consumer?

• Grasshopper eating grass

• Snake eating a frog

• Hawk eating a snake

• Rabbit eating a carrot

Which of the following is a decomposer?

• Mushroom

• Cow

• Shark

• Fish

What is the role of carnivores in a food chain?

• Produce food

• Break down dead matter

• Eat plants

• Eat other animals

Write True or False next to each statement.

Plants are always at the start of a food chain.

True or false

Primary consumers are always carnivores.

True or false

Herbivores eat both plants and animals.

True or false

Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the soil.

The Sun provides energy for producers to make food.