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Food Chain Cards

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Food Chain Cards

Look at the cards. Put them in the order that shows how energy passes from one living thing to another. Then answer the questions.

Build a food chain

A food chain shows how living things get food and energy. The arrows point from the food to the thing that eats it.

FANTAIL Eats caterpillars

CLOVER Uses sunlight to grow

SUNLIGHT Provides energy for plants

CATERPILLAR Feeds on clover leaves

1.Write the card names in the correct food-chain order, starting with the source of energy.
2.Which card shows the plant that makes its own food using sunlight?
  • Fantail
  • Clover
  • Caterpillar
3.What does the caterpillar get food from in this chain?
  • The clover
  • The fantail
  • Sunlight
4.If there were far fewer caterpillars, which changes could happen? Choose all that make sense.
  • Fantails might have less food
  • The clover might be eaten less
  • Sunlight would disappear

2 printable pages

  • Food Chain Cards, page 1 of 2: Build a food chain

    Page 1

  • Food Chain Cards, page 2 of 2: 4. If there were far fewer caterpillars, which changes could happen? Choose all that

    Page 2

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