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Follow the Food Chain Activity Sheet!

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๐Ÿ’ก Remember: the arrow โžœ means "is eaten by". Food chains always start with a plant!
๐Ÿ”— Activity 1 ยท Put the food chain in order

Number these 1, 2, 3 to make a food chain (1 = the producer).

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Fox
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Grass
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Rabbit
๐ŸŒฑ Activity 2 ยท Producer or Consumer?

Tick whether each living thing is a producer (plant) or a consumer (animal).

๐ŸŒปSunflowerProducer Consumer
๐Ÿฆ‰OwlProducer Consumer
๐ŸŒพGrassProducer Consumer
๐Ÿ›CaterpillarProducer Consumer
๐ŸŒณTreeProducer Consumer
๐ŸฆŠFoxProducer Consumer
๐Ÿท๏ธ Activity 3 ยท Label the food chain

Write the correct word under each: producer ยท herbivore ยท carnivore ยท top predator.

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๐ŸŽจ Activity 4 ยท Make your own food chain

Draw your own food chain from a garden or habitat you love. Start with a plant, and add the arrows!

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๐Ÿง  Quick Quiz
1What does the arrow โžœ mean in a food chain?
2What do we call a plant that makes its own food?
3What does every food chain start with?
4An animal that hunts others is aโ€ฆ?
5What do decomposers do?
Answers โ€” Order: Grass (1) โ†’ Rabbit (2) โ†’ Fox (3). Producer = sunflower, grass, tree; Consumer = owl, caterpillar, fox. Labels: Grass = producer, Grasshopper = herbivore, Frog = carnivore, Hawk = top predator. Quiz: 1) 'is eaten by' 2) a producer 3) the Sun 4) a predator 5) recycle dead things into the soil.
ยฉ 2026 Pets on the Green Ltd (No. 16721467) ยท PawSteps ยท Reviewed 13 July 2026