Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the right word from the word bank to fill in the blank.
We’ll use these words:
photosynthesis, energy, herbivores, nutrients, scavenger, producers, fungi, web, food, omnivores, humans, chains
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1. Every living plant and animal must have
energy to survive.
→ All living things need energy to live, grow, and move.
2. Animals and plants get the energy they need from their
food.
→ Food gives us energy — plants make their own, animals eat food.
3. Plants are called
producers and animals are called consumers.
→ Plants produce their own food using sunlight — so they’re “producers.”
4. Plants absorb energy from sunlight through
photosynthesis.
→ That’s the special process plants use to turn sunlight into food.
5. Animals that eat only plants are called
herbivores and animals that eat only animals are called carnivores.
→ Herbivores = plant-eaters (like cows). Carnivores = meat-eaters (like lions).
6.
Omnivores are animals that eat both animals and plants.
→ Omnivores eat everything — like bears or pigs.
7. A
scavenger is an animal that eats dead animals.
→ Scavengers clean up nature — like vultures or hyenas.
8. Decomposers help put
nutrients back into the soil for plants to eat.
→ When things rot, decomposers break them down and return good stuff to the soil.
9. Worms, bacteria, and
fungi are examples of decomposers.
→ Fungi (like mushrooms) help break down dead stuff too.
10. There are many food
chains and most plants and animals are part of several chains.
→ A food chain shows who eats whom — but in real life, there are lots of overlapping chains.
11.
Humans are at the end of the food chain. They eat both plants and animals.
→ Humans can eat almost anything — we’re top-level eaters!
12. Many food chains are joined together to form a food
web.
→ A food web is like a big network of many food chains connected.
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Final Answer:
1. energy
2. food
3. producers
4. photosynthesis
5. herbivores
6. omnivores
7. scavenger
8. nutrients
9. fungi
10. chains
11. humans
12. web
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of food chain worksheet pdf.
