What does every food chain START WITH?

• Water

• The sun

• Bugs

• Animals

Plants make their own food using photosynthesis, what are plants considered in food chains?

• omnivores

• consumers

• producers

• carnivores

What would a rabbit be considered in a food chain if it ONLY EATS PLANTS?

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

• producer

A lion would be considered a (a)   in a food chain if they ONLY EAT MEAT.

• producer
• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

Match the following types of eaters with their descriptions in a food chain.

• eats only animals

• herbivore

• eats both plants and animals

• producer

• produces its own food

• carnivore

• eats only plants

• omnivore

Emma and Liam are exploring a forest. They find some dead leaves and wonder what breaks them down and turns them into nutrients in the soil. Can you help them figure it out?

• producers

• decomposers

• animals

• water

What is the MOST COMMON type of DECOMPOSER?

• Bacteria

• vultures

• ants

• worms

Which choice below shows the correct order of a food chain?

• sun -> rabbit -> tomato plant -. decomposer -> hawk

• tomato plant -> decomposer -> sun -> rabbit -> hawk

• sun -> tomato plant -> rabbit -> hawk -> decomposer

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Look at the food chain. What organism gives energy to the python?

• grass

• grasshopper

• frog

• eagle

Where does the energy start in this food chain?