Food Chain / Food Web

4. Animals do not make their own food, they eat others for food.
5. Many interconnected food chains form a ____ _____.
8. These animals eat meat only.
9. All plant eaters are ______.
11. Energy ______ as it goes up the energy pyramid.
13. The ________ of the populations within a food chain helps to maintain the balance of plants and animal populations within a community.
16. A food chain shows the energy ______ from one organism to another.
17. These animals eat both plants and animals.
18. Some energy is lost along the food chain as all consumers use some energy to carry out life _____.
19. Each ______ in a food chain is food for the next.

1. The main source of energy
2. _______ help to break down dead carcasses into smaller pieces and speed up the decomposition process.
3. Green plants make their own food and are food __________.
6. These animals eat plant parts only.
7. Fungi and bacteria help to return ______ back into the soil for better plant growth.
10. A ______ hunts other animals for food.
11. _____ are organisms that feed on decaying matter.
12. Meat eaters get their energy from plants _______.
14. A food chain also show the feeding _______ between organisms.
15. The organisms at the top of the energy pyramid has the ____ amount of energy.