- Every living plants and animal must have nutrients to survive.
- Animals and plants get the energy they need from the food.
- Plants are called producers and animals are called consumer.
- Plants absorb energy from the sunlight through photosynthesis.
- Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores and animals that eat only animals are called carnivores.
- Omnivores are animals that eat both animals and plants.
- A scavenger is an animal that eats dead animals.
- Decomposers help put nutrients back into the soil for plants to eat.
- Worms, bacteria and fungi are example of decomposers.
- There are many food chains and most plants and animals are part of several chains.
- Humans are at the end of the food chain.
- Many food chains are joined together to form a food web.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of food chain worksheet.
