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Meadow Food Chain

Plants are food for some animals, and those animals are food for others. When living things die, mushrooms and worms help break them down and return matter to the soil.

In the picture

  1. Green plant: makes food from sunlight and water.
  2. Rabbit: eats plant leaves.
  3. Fox: eats animals such as rabbits.
  4. Fallen leaves, mushrooms and worms: break down dead matter into soil.

Examples

  • A garden snail eats lettuce leaves.
  • A robin eats a worm.

Quiz: Meadow Food Chain (Age 9)

  1. What do rabbits eat in the meadow food chain?

    • Foxes
    • Plant leaves
    • Mushrooms and worms
  2. Which living things break down dead matter into soil?

    • Green plants
    • Rabbits and foxes
    • Mushrooms and worms
  3. In a food chain, where does energy move?

    • From animal-eaters to plants to plant-eaters
    • From plants to plant-eaters to animal-eaters
    • From mushrooms to plants to animals

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Nature, Age 9