The Food Chain

The Food Chain

All plants need food in order to live. Green plants make food. They need air, water, and sunlight to make food. Most plants need soil, too.

All animals need food in order to live. These animals eat plants. They are called plant eaters.

These animals eat other animals. They are called meat eaters.

Plant eaters and meat eaters are part of a food chain. Most food chains begin with plants. The plants make food, which animals eat. Let's look at a food chain.

A grasshopper eats the leaves of a plant. The grasshopper grows bigger. A frog eats the grasshopper. The frog grows bigger.