The Circle of Life . One of them is the probability of being eaten by a larger predator. This lesson introduces students to the relationship between predator and prey, consumer and producer, and the concept of food chains and food webs. Through a food chain circle web, students discover the importance of each of the parts of the chain to one another. Have students discuss the differences between a producer and a consumer.
Producers are organisms that make their own food.
Organisms which cannot make their own food are consumers. Note for students that all animals are consumers. Have students discuss the differences between a predator and prey and how they relate to producers and consumers. Predators are organisms which eat other organisms for energy. Prey are organisms which are eaten to produce energy.