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+ | A '''food chain''' is a diagram used to show which creatures rely on each other for food in a [[habitat]] | ||
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+ | ===About Food Chains=== | ||
+ | : A '''food chain''' always begins with a [[producer]] which is a creature that makes its own food, like [[plant]]. | ||
+ | : The [[producer]] in a '''food chain''' is always eaten by a [[consumer]]. | ||
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+ | | style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |In this '''food chain''' the [[tree]] is the [[producer]], the [[giraffe]] is a primary [[consumer]] and the lion is a secondary [[consumer]] as well as a [[Top Carnivore|top carnivore]]. | ||
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+ | | style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |In this '''food chain''' the grass is a [[producer]]. The grasshopper, pied flycatcher, skunk and vulture are all consumers. The vulture is also a [[Top Carnivore|top carnivore]]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:15, 20 September 2018
Contents
Key Stage 1
Meaning
A diagram used to show which creatures eat which other creatures in a habitat.
About Food Chains
- Food chains always start with a plant.
- Food chains use arrows to show which animals are eaten by which other animals. The arrow points from the food to the animal that eats it.
- You do not need to draw your own creatures in a food chain, you can just write their names.
Examples
In this food chain the leaf is eaten by the caterpillar. The caterpillar is eaten by the chameleon. |
In this food chain The grass is eaten by the grasshopper and the grasshopper is eaten by the snake. |
- Apple → Fly → Frog → Hawk
- Seaweed → Turtle → Shark
- Bush → Mountain Goat → Snow Leopard
- Leaf → Termite → Vole → Fox → Eagle
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A food chain is a diagram used to show which creatures rely on each other for food in a habitat
About Food Chains
- A food chain always begins with a producer which is a creature that makes its own food, like plant.
- The producer in a food chain is always eaten by a consumer.
Producers and Consumers
In this food chain the bush is the producer and the gazelle and cheetah are consumers. |
In this food chain the grass is the producer and the grasshopper, baboon and cheetah are all consumers. |
Predators and Prey
In this food chain the tree is a plant so it cannot be a predator or prey. The rhinoceros is prey because it gets hunted by the lion. The lion is a predator because it hunts the rhinoceros. |
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A food chain is a diagram used to show which creatures rely on each other for food in a habitat
About Food Chains
- A food chain always begins with a producer which is a creature that makes its own food, like plant.
- The producer in a food chain is always eaten by a consumer.
Producers and Consumers
In this food chain the tree is the producer, the giraffe is a primary consumer and the lion is a secondary consumer as well as a top carnivore. |
In this food chain the grass is a producer. The grasshopper, pied flycatcher, skunk and vulture are all consumers. The vulture is also a top carnivore. |