By: Randy Nix

FOOD CHAIN

WHAT IS A FOOD CHAIN?

A food chain shows the feeding relationships between organisms ecosystem.

Producers Herbivores Carnivores Decomposers

PRODUCERSPlants that their food the sun’s energy and act as source of food for other organismsIn an ecosystem

HERBIVORES

An animal that eats plants rather than other animals.

CARNIVORESAn animal that eats meat

DECOMPOSERS

An organism, like bacteria, that breaks down dead plant or animal matter and releases their nutrients back into the soil.