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FOOD CHAINS

FOOD CHAINS. By: Jennifer Richardson. Animals and plants are linked by food chains…. Animals get energy and nutrients by eating other animals or plants. For example, caterpillars eats leaves; small birds eat caterpillars; owls eat small birds; eagles eat owls.

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FOOD CHAINS

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  1. FOODCHAINS By: JenniferRichardson

  2. Animals and plants are linked by food chains….. • Animals get energy and nutrients by eating other animals or plants. • For example, caterpillars eats leaves; small birds eat caterpillars; owls eat small birds; eagles eat owls. • These links between animals and plants are called food chains. • Nearly all food chains start with a green plant. • If one part of a food chain alters, the whole food chain is affected. For example, if a disease suddenly wiped out caterpillars, it would affect owls, eagles and many other animals.

  3. Example of a food chain Plant Small Birds eat Caterpillars Owls eat Small Birds Caterpillar eats the plant

  4. Producers and Consumers • Plants are called producers because they make their own food. They are at the start of a food chain. • Animals are called consumers because they eat other plants and animals. Producer Consumer

  5. Prey and predators • A predator is an animal that eats other animals. • The animals that predators eat are called prey. Prey Predator

  6. Herbivores • Herbivores are animals that only eat plants.

  7. Carnivores • Carnivores are animals that eat meat. • Carnivores will also eat animals that eat plants.

  8. Omnivores • Omnivores will eat both plants and animals. • Some animals eat both plants and meat. • People are omnivores

  9. Insects eat plants • Insects eat plants. • Fish, frogs, and birds eat the insects that eat the plants. • This begins the food chain.

  10. Birds, Animals and People Eat Fish • Birds and other animals eat the fish. • The fish eat the plants and insects. • People eat fish too.

  11. AFoodChain Bear Frog Insects Plant Fish People

  12. Survival Map

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