Instructions
Welcome to the fascinating world of food chains and ecosystems! Today, you will learn about how energy flows through living organisms in various environments. Complete the following activities by writing your answers in the spaces provided.
1. What is a Food Chain?
2. Fill in the blanks to complete the food chain:
Sun → Grass → →
(Hint: Think about what eats grass and what eats that animal.)
3. Explain in your own words why food chains are important for ecosystems:
4. Identify and list three producers, three consumers, and one decomposer that you can find in a forest ecosystem:
Producers:
Consumers:
Decomposer:
5. Draw a simple food chain using your chosen organisms from question 4. Be sure to include arrows to show the direction of energy flow:
6. Reflect: Why do you think it is important to preserve ecosystems and maintain food chains?