1. Presentation by Lindsey Small

2.  Chain means that all animals are linked together. If something affects one “link”, it affects the whole chain.  The food chain helps to keep all animals from becoming extinct.  The food chain keeps animals alive and healthy by allowing them to eat things that gives them nourishment.

3.  The food chain is split into different categories.  There are Omnivores, Herbivores, and Carnivores.  All animals are apart of the food chain. Even we are apart of the food chain!  From least to greatest, everyone takes part.

4.  An omnivore is an animal that eats other animals and plants.  Some Omnivores will hunt and eat their food  Some Omnivores are called scavengers, which means they eat things that have already been killed.  Omnivores can eat plants but not all plants, sometimes they can not digest some substances in some types of plants.  Omnivores include bears, humans, chickens, raccoons, and smaller insects like a fly.

5.  Herbivores are animals that eat only plants.  Many herbivores have special digestive systems called a rumen that allow them to break down all kinds of different plants.  Herbivores need a lot of energy to stay alive, that is why many herbivores like sheep and cows eat all day long!  Types of animals that are herbivores are : Honey bees, deer, rabbits, cows, grasshoppers, and many more animals!

6.  A carnivore is an animal that eats other animals.  Carnivores usually eat herbivores (plant eaters) but sometimes eats omnivores ( both plant and meat eaters).  Animals, like carnivores, that eat other animals are important to the ecosystem because they keep other species from becoming over populated.  Some types of animals that are carnivores are: wolves, hawks, snakes, frogs, lions, tigers, and dogs.

7.  Carnivores http://www.wildnature.us/carnivores-a.htm http://www.iwrc-online.org/kids/Facts/Mammals/carnivores.htm http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/AnimalsNature/Meat- eating-plants  Herbivores http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/anima ldiet/herbivore.htm http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep9a.htm  Omnivores http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep10b.htm http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/anima ldiet/omnivore.htm

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