1. BTEC First Applied Science
Making a food chain/web
All energy on earth begins with the sun. It is passed along the food chain in some way to all
organisms on earth...
Producer
A producer uses the energy from the sun directly to make its energy. Plants that
photosynthesize are producers.
Primary Consumer
A Primary consumer derives it’s energy from plants. Herbivores like rabbits are primary
consumers. They are the first to get energy from the plants.
Secondary Consumer
Secondary consumers get their energy from the food they eat. They can either be predators
or scavengers. Predators hunt and kill their food while scavengers take what they can from the
dead.
What you need to do
Cut out the pictures of organisms on the first page and make some simple food chains.
Which direction will the energy go in? Which direction do you think the arrows should go in?
When you have completed this, use all of the organisms on the two pages to create a large food
web. Add all of the definitions for the words in bold on this page around your food web. Be as
decorative as you like!
