How Food Chains Connect Plants and Animals

What is a food chain? ,[object Object],Food chains trace the flow of energy through an ecosystem

All energy comes from the Sun ,[object Object]

Primary consumers ,[object Object],A butterfly drinks nectar from flowers .

Primary consumers ,[object Object],A sheep eats grass. Can you think of any other primary consumers?

Primary consumers ,[object Object]

Secondary consumers ,[object Object],They are predators!

Predators ,[object Object],What predators and prey do you know?

Tertiary consumers ,[object Object],Animals that only eat meat are called carnivores

A pond food chain ,[object Object],Duckweed Mayfly nymph Frog Owl Which is the producer? The consumers?

Think about it! ,[object Object],A frog is a consumer. It does not make its own food.

Think about it! ,[object Object],Lily pads are producers. They make their own food.

Think about it! ,[object Object],You would find more producers, or green plants. All ecosystems must have more producers than consumers.

You are a part of the food chain! ,[object Object],The Sun Tomatoes You! Are people producers, or consumers?

What have you learned? ,[object Object]

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