The Snake food chain
The Jellyfish food chain
The Lobster food chain
1. As with most food chains it begins with the Sun.
1. As with most food chains it begins with the Sun.
1. As with most food chains it begins with the Sun.
2. The Sun in turn creates the rain.
2. The warmed seas enable tiny microbes to grow
2. The warmed seas enable tiny microbes to grow
3. This enables grass to grow
3. These phytoplankton are eaten by zooplankton.
3. These phytoplankton are eaten by zooplankton.
4. The grass is eaten by insects like ants.
4. The zooplankton are eaten by krill.
4. The zooplankton are eaten by krill.
5. Ants in turn are eaten by frogs.
5. Krill are eaten by jellyfish
5. Krill are eaten by small sea urchins.
6. Frogs are eaten by birds like pigeons.
6. Jellyfish are eaten by fish like tuna.
6. Sea urchins are eaten by the crabs.
7. Pigeons are eaten by snakes.
7. Tuna are eaten by sea turtles.
7. Lobsters then eat the crabs.
8. Snakes are eaten by hedgehogs.
8. Turtles are eaten by sharks.
8. Humans catch and eat the lobsters.
9. Hedgehogs are eaten by eagles.
9. Sharks are the top predator in this food chain.
9. Humans are the top predator in this food chain.
10. Eagles are the top predator in this food chain.
POINTS TO THINK ABOUT
POINTS TO THINK ABOUT
POINTS TO THINK ABOUT
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