Food Chains

I could be a plant or an animal.  I am any living thing.  What am I?

organism

I am an organism, such as grass, that uses the sun’s energy to make food.  What am I?

producer

I could be a carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore.  I am an organism that must eat in order to survive.  What am I?

consumer

I am an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals so that they can be used again by other organisms. What am I?

decomposer

I could be a rabbit or a cow.  I am a consumer.  I am an organism that eats only plants.  What am I?

herbivore

I could be a lion or a fox.  I am a consumer.  I am an organism that eats only meat.  What am I?

carnivore

I am what most humans are.  I am a consumer.  I am an organism that east both plants and animals.  What am I?

omnivore

I am an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.  The animals I eat are called my prey.  What am I?

predator

I try to escape predators.  I am an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal.  What am I?

prey

I am the flow of energy from the sun to producers to consumers and back to the nutrient pool through decomposers.   What am I?

food chain