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3 Food Chains
feeding relationship
consumer
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Amazing fact
Did you know that every living
thing needs sunshine to survive?
predator
producer
prey
Word
Cloud
Food Chains
food chain
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plants
insects
lizards
snakes
plant
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insect
insect
lizard
lizard
snake
live
or
We use
to show us
feeding
Word Bank
Use the words in the word bank to
complete the paragraph about food
chains. The first one has been done
for you.
arrows
pictures
live
relationships
Food Chains
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Look at the picture of a food web. How is it different from a food chain?
Snakes
Foxes
Insect-eating birds
Toads
Spiders
Rabbits
Insect-eating insects
Rats
Plant-eating insects
Squirrels
Mice
Seed-eating birds
Word Bank
cacti
rats
foxes
insects
scorpions
lizards
snakes
Food Chains
desert plants
birds of prey
True or false?
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True/False
1 Food webs and food chains give information about feeding relationships.
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Producers
Food chains always start with the producers. Here are some examples.
When plants are healthy and can use energy from the Sun to make their own food
we call them producers. A producer can provide food for insects and animals.
and
Remember
What do you notice about the healthy
plant? What do you notice about the
unhealthy plant?
Write down your observations using ideas
from the word bank. You can use the ideas
to make three sentences to describe what
you can see.
A healthy plant has
but the unhealthy plant
has
is
. The
This plant
.
This plant
.
has
but the
Food chain 1
plant
rat
Food chain 2
snake
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Word Bank
Food chain 3
green leaves
upright leaves
wilted leaves
sunlight, water,
producers .
and a suitable
.
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Word Bank
energy
producers
Food Chains
is
soil
Sun
grow
Across
Down
2 Plants use this to make their own food. (8)
3 The name of the shape showing energy flow. (7)
Why do lions need lots of energy?
Think about
Food Chains
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Sunlight
Use the words in the word bank to
complete the sentences below. The first
one has been done for you.
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
energy
for
Water
pyramids of
light energy
carbon dioxide + water
Describe what you can see. Count the
number of animals on each level.
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1 500
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3
1
glucose + oxygen
because
Food Chains
Grass
Insects
Lizards
Snakes
Word Bank
numbers
producers
energy
photosynthesis
live
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Now turn to page 72 to review and reflect on what you have learned.
Producer
Secondary consumer
Tertiary consumer
We know that plants use energy from the Sun
to produce their own food. Now lets look at
the next stage in a food chain. The producer
provides food for animals and insects. Animals
and insects cannot produce food of their own.
Camel - consumer
Date palm - producer
Food Chains
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Horns
Eyes
Effect
Flexible spine
Spine
e Why do you think the cheetah has spots on
its coat?
predators
. The animals
Food Chains
Coat
Adaptation
. Predators
Tail
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Teeth
own
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Word Bank
consumers
Legs
food
predators
prey
Claws
Now turn to page 73 to review and reflect on what you have learned.
Wolf
Deer
Bird
Insects
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E F O L P S C L E E H M T
D E D D P C S X I S E E H
I T U Z C O T E S T S S N
N T C I R H J E N R A H O
G S E C M I A C C F D A T
C P R E Y T M I O L E B T
J R E L A T I O N S H I P
Fox
Word Bank
Mouse
E O R S O L E G H S P H F
producer
energy
food chain
plant
prey
habitat
consumer
sun
feeding relationship
predator
X G R N P F R Q S N E T A
K L R Z E A Y F U O U A I
F G E M I R E S M O H T P
O D L F C N G E E T T E Z
I I V P Y E T Y R F E E O
True or false?
1 Food chains start with
a consumer.
2 Consumers can be
predators or prey.
3 We can use food chains
for different habitats.
True/False
Food Chains
Squirrel
Lynx
Owl
I F C L Y E U N P W N S I
F A P R E D A T O R M Z O
Weasel
S S E P R K E S T R A E N
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Algae
Producer or
Consumer
Shrimp
Producer or
Consumer
Cod
Producer or
Consumer
Seal
Producer or
Consumer
Polar bear
Producer or
Consumer
Predator
and/or Prey
Predator
and/or Prey
Predator
and/or Prey
Predator
and/or Prey
is the producer in a
habitat. Food chains can also
include information about
and prey in a different habitats. Some
Use your knowledge. Cross out the incorrect word in the headings. One has been done for you.
Plankton
Word Bank
c Which animal is the tertiary consumer?
predators
algae
marine
animals
relationships
Corals
d Which animal is the quaternary consumer?
Food Chains
Small animals
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Bigger fish
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Small fish
Now turn to page 73 to review and reflect on what you have learned.
Mouse
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Plants
Hawk
Insect-eating
birds
Plant-eating
insects
I understand that
every stage in the food
chain provides energy
in the form of food.
I know that some
animals can be both
predator and prey.
I know that some habitats
do not have green plants
as the producer.
Food Chains
Fox
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