1) Plants like grass and trees are at the bottom of the food chain. They get their energy from the sun. 2) Animals like deer and rabbits eat plants and are herbivores. There are more herbivores than carnivores, which eat meat. 3) Predators like lions and wolves are at the top of the food chain. They hunt other animals called prey.

1. Food Chain and Webs Cloze
Fill in the blanks with the words above the paragraph.
The Bottom of the Food Chain
bottom trees sun grass chain
Plants such as _____________________ and _____________________ are at the
_____________________ of the food _____________________. Plants get their
energy from the _____________________.
The Middle of the Food Chain
deer herbivores rabbits carnivores
Animals such as _____________________ and _____________________ get their
energy by eating plants. They are called _____________________, which means
'plant eaters.' There are many more herbivores on our planet than
_____________________, which are animals that eat meat.
The Top of the Food Chain
predators hunt prey top lions
_____________________ such as wolves and _____________________ are at the
_____________________ of the food chain. Predators are animals that
_____________________ other animals. The animals that they hunt are called
_____________________. Some animals are both predator and prey.
The Food Web
connected energy web more
Most animals belong to _____________________
than one food chain, which means many food
chains are _____________________ together.
Many food chains together form a food
_____________________. The food web shows
how the sun's _____________________ moves
from plants to animals to animals.