WorksheetJoy

The Food Chain - Sequencing and Matching

Download PDF
worksheetjoy.com
Name
Date
🦊 TITLE_PLACEHOLDER
A food chain always flows in the same order: sun, grass, rabbit, then fox - each one is food or energy for the next. The pictures below are mixed up - write 1, 2, 3, or 4 in each circle to show the true order.
Draw a line from each word to the picture it matches.

Practice and check

Worked example

Use the stage names and picture features to check the order; then match each word to its picture row.

1. Sun → 2. Grass → 3. Rabbit → 4. Fox

Check answers after trying

1: Rabbit = 3; Fox = 4; Sun = 1; Grass = 2 2: Grass = 2; Sun = 1; Fox = 4; Rabbit = 3

Rabbit → 4; Sun → 3; Fox → 2; Grass → 1

Next worksheet: Life Cycle of a Plant - Sequencing and Matching

Shared practice guide

Tips for Parents

▸ Practice and check The illustrated chain is sun → grass → rabbit → fox. The sun is not a living thing; here it represents the energy source for the grass. Talk through the two feeding relationships separately: the rabbit eats grass, and the fox can eat a rabbit. This is one simplified example, not the only diet of either animal and not a rule that all food chains use these four links. It is also different from one animal growing through its stages. Keep those ideas separate when asking what comes next. ▸ Worked example 1. Sun → 2. Grass → 3. Rabbit → 4. Fox ▸ Check answers after trying Rabbit → 4; Sun → 3; Fox → 2; Grass → 1 ▸ Next worksheet Life Cycle of a Plant - Sequencing and Matching. Shared practice guide.

What This Worksheet Builds

What to look for on this page: The illustrated chain is sun → grass → rabbit → fox. The sun is not a living thing; here it represents the energy source for the grass.

Next Step

Next worksheet: Life Cycle of a Plant - Sequencing and Matching. Shared practice guide.