Habitats and Food Chains
Prey
Any animal which is hunted and killed by another animal for food is prey.
Predators and Prey
Some animals are predators, some are prey - some are both.
The predator eats the prey, and the prey gets eaten by the predator.
Food Chains
A food chain shows what is eaten.
The insect is eaten by the bird.
The lettuce is eaten by the rabbit.
Food chains always start with a plant.
The lettuce is eaten by the slug, the slug is eaten by the bird.
Food Chains - a reminder
A food chain shows which animals eat other animals or plants.
Plants don't eat things.
A food chain starts with what gets eaten and the arrows point towards what does the eating.
Food chains only go in one direction.
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