Food Chain

Why are plants considered essential for life on Earth?

• They are the fastest growing organisms.

• They produce their own food and support all other life.

• They can move around to find food.

• They are the largest living things.

What is the first link in a forest food chain?

• Seeds

• Plants

• Mice

• Fox

Which animal is a secondary consumer in the ocean food chain?

• Great white shark

• Tuna

• Phytoplankton

• Shrimp

What do we call a system that combines many food chains?

• Food web

• Plant system

• Energy cycle

• Food chain

How do humans fit into food webs?

• We only eat plants.

• We are part of many food webs by eating various plants and animals.

• We do not fit into food webs.

• We only eat animals.