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place footer here Food ChainsandFood Webs Science SOL 3.5 Created by Mrs. Miller T. C. Walker Elementary School Gloucester, Virginia What is a Food Chain? A food chain is the path by which energy passes from one living thing to another. What’s in a Food Chain? Producers Consumers Decomposers Producers Producers make their own food Green plants use energy from the sun to make food Producers are on the bottom of the food chain Consumers Consumers hunt, gather, and store food because they cannot make their own. Three Types of Consumers Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores Herbivores Animals who eat plants such as: grasshoppers rabbits squirrels deer pandas Carnivores Animals who only eat other animals such as: tigers lions hawks wolves cougars Omnivores Animals who eat both plants and animals such as: humans bears Decomposers Microorganisms that are able to break down large molecules into smaller parts Decomposers return the nutrients that are in a living thing to the soil Let’s Lookat aFood Chain A food chain is a simplified way to look at the energy that passes from producers to consumers. Types of Food Chains Aquatic- Water-related food chains with sea plants and animals Terrestrial- Land-related food chains with land plants and animals Predator Prey Predator- An animal that captures and eats other animals Prey- The animal that is captured and eaten What is a Food Web? A more realistic way of looking at the relationship of plants and animals in an environment Several food chains linked together A predator from one food chain may be linked to the prey of another food chain Food Webs How many food chains can you make from this food web?