You may remember learning about food chains in key stage 2. In this and the following two activities you’ll have a chance to revisit them. You’ll start by looking at the scientific terms used to describe feeding relationships and food chains.
With a partner, read through the following paragraph and fill in the blanks using the appropriate words from the list below.
………………… are diagrams that show how ………………… is transferred when one living thing eats another living thing. Food chains always start with …………………. These plants use the sun’s energy to produce food by …………………. They are called …………………. In a food chain, anything that eats a producer or another animal is called a …………………. Animals that eat producers only are called …………………. Animals that eat other animals only are called …………………. Animals that eat either producers or other animals are called ………………….
