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Meadow Food Web

In a meadow and pond, living things are linked by what they eat. Plants make food, animals eat plants or other animals, and decomposers break down what is left.

In the picture

  1. Grass: green plants that use sunlight to make their own food.
  2. Rabbit: a plant-eating animal that feeds on grass and clover.
  3. Frog: a meat-eating animal that catches and eats grasshoppers and other small creatures.
  4. Mushrooms: decomposers that break down dead wood and leaves.

Examples

  • In a garden, a snail eats lettuce and a thrush may eat the snail.
  • In a pond, a tadpole eats pondweed and a fish may eat the tadpole.

Quiz: Meadow Food Web (Age 11)

  1. In a food chain, what usually comes first?

    • Plants that make their own food
    • Animals that eat plants
    • Decomposers that break down dead things
  2. What is a food web?

    • Many food chains joined together
    • A place where animals hide from predators
    • A single food chain with no links
  3. Which of these is a decomposer?

    • Rabbit
    • Grass
    • Mushrooms

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Nature, Age 11