1. Food Chain
Ms. Goodenow

2. Food Chain Definition
A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature.
Food chains begin with plant-life, and end with animal-life.
Some animals eat plants, some animals eat other animals.

3. Parts of the Food Chain
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer

4. Producer
Plants
They can produce their own food.

5. Consumer
Animals
They can’t make their own food so they have to eat it.

6. Decomposer
Bacteria and fungi
Eat decaying matter

7. Food Chain Example