Transcript Food Chain - Oakgrove Integrated Primary School

Food Chains
All energy comes from the sun
Photosynthesis
Plants harness the sun’s
energy in which process?
Plants need light for
photosynthesis, what else do
they need?
Green plants are the only living
things that can make their own
food. So we call them_________
Producers
Many animals eat only plants-they
are vegetarians. We call animals
that eat plants herbivores.
They eat the green plants so they
are known as ____________
Consumers
The next group eat the first
consumers and are carnivores.
They eat
other
animals to
get their
energy.
Are they producers or
Consumers?
A Basic Food Chain
Plants absorb light from the
sun, which is turned into
energy to grow. We call
these producers.
The vegetarian animals eat
the plants, they are called
primary consumers.
These animals prey on the
first consumers to gain
energy. They are known as
secondary consumers
Sort these animals into a food
chain..
Can you
think of a
food
chain of
your
own?
Were You Listening?
1. I am a tree. I make my own food. What am i? ____________
2. I am a living thing that cannot make food. What am i? _________
3. I am a bear. I eat berries and fish. What am i? ____________
Solve the
Riddles by
Inserting
One of the
Words below.
Producer
Consumer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
4. I am a moose. I eat grass, leaves and twigs. What am i? ____________
5. I am I wolf. I eat mice and rabbits. What am i? ____________
What is the food chain for these animals?
Producer or Consumer?