Food Chain

Food Chain• The path of energy from the sun to the

producers to a series of consumers.

What do the arrows mean in a food chain?

• Provides energy to . . .

Producers• Organisms that make their own food through

the process of photosynthesis.

Consumers• An organism in a community that must eat to

get the energy it needs to survive.

• Examples: snakes, birds, frogs, insects, lions, bears, fish, etc.

Carnivores• An animal that eats other animals.

• Examples: lions, hawks, tigers, sharks, snakes,owls, etc.

Herbivores• An animal that eats plants.

• Examples: deer, horse, cows, squirrels, etc.

Omnivores• Animals that eat both plants and other

animals.

• Examples: bears, humans, raccoons, some birds, etc.

Predators• An animal that hunts, kills, and eats other

animals

Prey• An animal that is hunted, killed, and eaten by

another animal.

Scavenger• An animal that feeds on the bodies of dead

organisms.

If all the fish were removed from this food chain (web) which animal population

would most likely decrease first?

Pelicans

Which diagram shows how energy flows through a food chain?

A. producers carnivores herbivores

B. sun producers herbivores carnivores

C . sun herbivores carnivores producers

D. carnivores producers herbivores

BSun Producer Herbivores Carnivores

Which of the following organism is a producer?

Grass

In the diagram below which of the following is represented?

Grass Mouse Snake Hawk

A. Water evaporating B. The moon changing phases

C. Energy being transferred D. Light being reflected

C

Energy being transferred.

According to the food web, a decrease in the number of clams would probably result in ------

A. A decrease in the amount of algaeB. An increased number of crabsC. Fish and snails eating crabsD. Crabs eating more snails

DCrabs eating more snails

Which of the following is an herbivore?

A. DogB. PersonC. CowD. Tiger

C

Cow

In this diagram, which animal is the predator and which animal is the prey?

Hawk is the predator

Snake is the prey

Which organism in this food chain use’s the sun’s energy to produce food?

Oak Tree

If there is a shortage of giraffe in the area, what are some things the lions might do?

A. move to another area to hunt for food

B. eat the bark and roots of trees

C. hunt for other animals

A and C

$1,000,000 Question

Draw or write the food chain that would represent the following scenario:

A mouse eats the oats in a farmer’s barn, and the cat eats the mouse.

The sun provides energy to the oats – the oats provide energy to the mouse – the

mouse provides energy to the cat

Create Your Own Food Chain