Food Chain Example by Ms. Arey

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A plant is the first stage in any food chain. It is an example of a producer which makes its own food.

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A grasshopper is a consumer and an herbivore. It must find its food and it only eats plants. It is the prey of other living things, like mice.

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A mouse a prey and is hunted by other living things. A mouse is also a predator and hunts living things like grasshoppers. It is an example of a consumer and an omnivore. An omnivore eats both plants and animals.

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An owl is a predator in the food chain. It is a consumer and a carnivore. It eats meat and hunts prey.

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The sun is the main source of energy for everything in a food chain.

Predator

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Hunts another living thing in order to survive.

Prey

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A living thing that is hunted for food by another living thing.

Living Things Require

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air, food, and water to survive.

Click on the following link to play an interactive food chain game!

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http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm