| A | B |
|---|
| producers | plants (trees are plants)that use the sun’s energy to make their own food |
| predators | animals that eat other animals for food |
| prey | animals that other animals hunt for food |
| food chain | shows how each living thing gets its food and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature |
| consumers | animals that eat plants or animals because they can’t make their own food |
| decomposers | bacteria and fungi that break down dead plants and animals so nutrients and minerals can return to the soil |
| photosynthesis | the process by which green plants use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide and water |
| herbivores | animals that only eat plants |
| carnivores | animals that only eat animals |
| omnivores | animals that eat both plants and animals |
