🌿 Part 1: Food Chain Check

A food chain shows how energy passes from one living thing to another.

1. Which organism is a producer?

Kānuka tree

Caterpillar

Ruru

2. Which animal might eat leaves in the New Zealand bush?

Caterpillar

Mushroom

Kānuka tree

3. Tick all the decomposers.

Fungi

Bacteria

Ruru

Kānuka tree

4. What do arrows in a food chain show?

The direction of energy flow

Where animals sleep

The size of each organism

✏️ Part 2: Explain the Ecosystem

5. Complete this New Zealand bush food chain:

Kānuka leaves → __________ → riroriro (grey warbler) → ruru (morepork)

6. What is the job of a producer?

7. How do composters and decomposers help the bush ecosystem?

✂️ Part 3: Cut and Stick Food Chain

Cut out the cards below. Arrange and stick them in the correct order to show energy moving through a food chain. Add arrows between the cards.

🌿 Producer

🐛 Primary consumer

🐦 Secondary consumer

🦉 Predator

🍄 Decomposer

Ruru (morepork)

Kānuka leaves

Fungi and bacteria

Caterpillar

Riroriro (grey warbler)

8. Draw arrows to show the direction of energy flow.

9. Add one composter card to your food chain. Choose a suitable example: worm, wētā, or insect.

NZ Bush Food Chain

NZ Bush Food Chain

🌿 Part 1: Food Chain Check

✏️ Part 2: Explain the Ecosystem

✂️ Part 3: Cut and Stick Food Chain

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