FOOD CHAIN

By: Nyla Burt

WHAT IS A FOOD CHAIN?A food Chain shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.

producers Herbivores carnivores Decomposers

PRODUCERSPlants that get their food from the sun’s energy and act as a source of food for other organisms in an ecosystem.

HERBIVORESAn animal that eats plants rather than other animals.

CARNIVORES

An animal that eats meat.

DECOMPOSERSAn organism, like bacteria, that breaks down dead plant or animal matter and releases their nutrients back into the soil.