🌊 Part 1: Understanding Food Chains

What is a food chain? A food chain shows how energy moves from one living thing to another in nature. Energy starts from the sun and flows through plants and animals.

Key Words / Kupu Māori:

• Producer (Kaiwhakaputa) - Makes its own food from sunlight

• Consumer (Kaikino) - Eats other living things for energy

• Predator (Kaikino) - Hunts and eats other animals

🐟 Part 2: New Zealand River Food Chain

___ Large trout (tarauta) - eats smaller fish

___ River plants (rākau awa) - make food from sunlight

___ Insect larvae (iro pepeke) - eat plants

___ Small fish (ika iti) - eat insects

River plants are a _____________ because they make their own food.

Insect larvae are a _____________ because they eat plants.

Large trout are a _____________ because they hunt other fish.

🎨 Part 3: Show Your Understanding