Producers, Consumers, Predators, and Prey
Learning how living things get energy
Producers, Consumers, Predators, and Prey
Learning how living things get energy
Science - Grade 2-3
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A green plant uses sunlight, air, and water to make its own food. Is the plant a producer or a consumer?
Producers make their own food using sunlight.
The green plant is a producer because it makes its own food. - 2
A rabbit eats grass. Is the rabbit a producer or a consumer?
The rabbit is a consumer because it eats another living thing for energy. - 3
A fox hunts and eats a rabbit. In this example, which animal is the predator?
A predator is an animal that hunts another animal for food.
The fox is the predator because it hunts and eats the rabbit. - 4
A fox hunts and eats a rabbit. In this example, which animal is the prey?
The rabbit is the prey because it is hunted and eaten by the fox. - 5
Write P for producer or C for consumer: sunflower, deer, mouse, oak tree.
Plants are usually producers. Animals are consumers.
Sunflower is P, deer is C, mouse is C, and oak tree is P. - 6
A caterpillar eats leaves from a plant. What is the producer in this example?
The plant is the producer because it makes its own food. - 7
Look at this food chain: grass -> grasshopper -> frog -> snake. Name the producer.
The producer is usually the first living thing in a food chain.
Grass is the producer because it makes its own food from sunlight. - 8
Look at this food chain: grass -> grasshopper -> frog -> snake. Name one consumer.
The grasshopper is one consumer because it eats grass. The frog and snake are also consumers. - 9
A hawk catches and eats a mouse. Explain why the hawk is a predator.
Predators hunt other animals.
The hawk is a predator because it catches and eats the mouse. - 10
A ladybug eats tiny insects called aphids. Are the aphids predator or prey in this example?
The aphids are prey because the ladybug eats them. - 11
Tell whether each living thing is a producer or consumer: algae, fish, tree, squirrel.
Algae and trees can make their own food using sunlight.
Algae is a producer, fish is a consumer, tree is a producer, and squirrel is a consumer. - 12
A bear eats berries and fish. Is the bear a consumer? Explain your answer.
The bear is a consumer because it gets energy by eating plants and animals. - 13
Complete the sentence: In a food chain, energy usually starts with the sun and then goes to a ______.
Plants use sunlight to make food.
In a food chain, energy usually starts with the sun and then goes to a producer.