Name __________________________________ Date ________________
A PRAIRIE FOOD CHAIN
The picture shows two food chains in a prairie community. Study it and then complete the
statements below.
Sun
gophers
mice
grasshoppers
owls
coyotes
prairie grasses
bacteria
bacteria
1. The _____________________________________ are producers.
2. The gophers and grasshoppers are _____________________ .consumers.
3. Mice are eaten by _____________________.
© Harcourt Achieve Inc. All rights reserved.
4. Owls eat _____________________.
5. Suppose all the prairie grasses were killed off. Then the grasshoppers ____________________.
6. Suppose all the owls were killed off. Then the number of gophers _____________________.
7. The organisms that are decomposers are __________________________________.
8. Coyotes are ________________________________ .consumers.
Food chains are made up of producers, consumers, and decomposers. Two or more food
chains can be linked together by a common producer. Linked food chains are called food webs.
A Prairie Food Chain
Answer Key
© Harcourt Achieve Inc. All rights reserved.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
prairie grasses
consumer
coyotes
gophers
might starve
might increase
the bacteria
consumer
Meet your state standards with free blackline
masters and links to other materials at
www.HarcourtAchieve.com/AchievementZone.
Click Steck-Vaughn Standards.