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A food chain shows how food and energy pass from one living thing to another in an ecosystem.

Main Details

Every food chain starts with the Sun.

Plants make their own food using sunlight and are called producers.

Animals that eat plants or other animals are called consumers.

Energy moves in one direction through the food chain.

Decomposers break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients to the soil.

Examples

Grass → Deer → Lion

Sun → Plant → Goat → Human

Leaves → Caterpillar → Bird

Five Points

A food chain shows who eats whom.

Plants are always at the first level.

Animals depend on plants directly or indirectly.

Each step is called a trophic level.

Food chains help maintain the balance of nature.

Fun Fact

Energy becomes less at each level.