THE FOOD CHAIN

A forest food chain

grass

grasshopper

frog

snake

owl

The energy in this food chain comes from food producers such as grass.

A grasshopper gets its energy it needs by eating plants such as grass.

A frog gets its energy it needs by feeding on small animals such as grasshoppers.

A snake gets the energy it needs by eating on other animals such as frogs.

An owl gets the energy it needs by eating other animals such as snakes.

An ocean food chain

micro-organisms

krills

squid

tuna

shark

The energy in this food chain comes from micro- organisms that can produce food.

Krill get the energy they need by eating micro-organisms.

Squid get the energy they need by eating other animals such as krill.

Tuna get the energy they need by eating other animals such as squid.

A shark gets the energy it needs by eating other animals such as tuna.

What is a food chain?

A food chain shows the flow of energy from one living to the next.

What does it consist of?

It consist of the sun,the producer, the consumer and the decomposers.