#foodchains #biology

Amal had chicken and rice for lunch . It gave him lots of energy . The food that we lots of energy . The food that we eat gives us energy .

But how did the energy get into the food ?

• The energy in our food began in the sun . Energy from the sun reaches the earth in sunlight.

• Plants use energy from sunlight goes into the food that the plant stores inside its roots , stems and leaves.

• When an animal eats the plant , it eats the plant's food stores . This is how the animal gets energy.

• We can show how the energy passed from the sun into the rice , and then into Amal's body ,by drawing a food chain.

• The arrows in the food chain show the energy passing from one thing to another.

Producers and consumers

• The first organism in a food chain is always a plant . Plants use energy from sunlight to produce food . They are called producers.

• Animals cannot make food using sunlight . They have to eat ready -made food .They consume (eat) plants or other animals. They are called consumers.