Food Chains: The Sunny Meadow

In the Sunny Meadow, the Sun shines on the clover, rabbits nibble the clover, and bluebirds watch from a branch. Zoe follows the energy from one living thing to the next: that is a food chain.

Remember: Every food chain starts with the Sun. Plants make their own food from sunlight, so they are producers. Animals eat plants or other animals, so they are consumers. Decomposers, like mushrooms and worms, turn fallen leaves back into soil. The arrows point to who eats: Sun → clover → rabbit → fox.

Magic trick: Read the arrow as “is eaten by”: clover → rabbit means the clover is eaten by the rabbit.