Ecosystems Food Chains and Food Webs

Use words from the word bank to fill in the blanks. A food chain shows how each living thing gets its food. All plants depend on the sun for energy. The first link in a system is called a producer. They do not depend on other animals for food. The second link is called a consumer. These depend on plants and animals for food. There are three types of consumers. Herbivores eat only plants. Carnivores eat only meat. Omnivores eat both meat and plants.An animal that hunts other animals is called a predator. An animal that is hunted by other animals is called prey. Animals that eat other dead animals are called scavengers. All food chains end with a decomposer. Several food chains linked together is called a food web.