Food Chain Game for Kids: Food Chains & Habitats
Food Chains & Habitats is a free science game where children build food chains, sort animals by what they eat, and discover where animals live and how they are adapted to survive.
Food Chains & Habitats
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- Ages
- 7–11
- School years
- 2nd Class–6th Class
- Skills
- Reading and completing food chains (the arrow means “is eaten by”), Identifying producers, consumers, predators and prey, Sorting animals into herbivores, carnivores and omnivores
- Time
- 2–5 minutes a round
- Cost
- Free, no sign-up
- Updated
How to play Food Chains & Habitats
- Choose a level: Habitats, Herbivore, carnivore or omnivore?, Producers & consumers, Food chains or Adaptations.
- In the food chain level, find the missing living thing. Remember: an arrow means “is eaten by”.
- Tap your answer, then read the fun fact to learn more about the animal or plant.
- Answer 10 questions and aim for three stars!
What your child learns
- Reading and completing food chains (the arrow means “is eaten by”)
- Identifying producers, consumers, predators and prey
- Sorting animals into herbivores, carnivores and omnivores
- Matching animals to desert, ocean, rainforest, polar, grassland and freshwater habitats
- Explaining how adaptations help living things survive
- Understanding that energy in food chains starts with the sun
About Food Chains & Habitats
Food chains show how energy passes from the sun to plants and then from animal to animal. The arrows can be confusing at first, so every chain in this game is shown with pictures and the reminder that an arrow means “is eaten by”, pointing from the food to the eater. The wrong options are chosen so that only one living thing can really fit each gap.
The animals come from all over the world, including koalas, dingoes and kookaburras, tigers and gharials, orangutans, moose, bison and raccoons. Children in 2nd Class can start with Habitats, then move on to animal diets in 3rd Class, producers, consumers and food chains in Classes 4–5, and adaptations, such as a camel’s hump or a platypus’s amazing bill, in 6th Class.
Which level should my child play?
| School year | Suggested level |
|---|---|
| 2nd Class | Habitats |
| 3rd Class | Herbivore, carnivore or omnivore? |
| 4th Class | Producers & consumers, Food chains |
| 5th Class | Food chains |
| 6th Class | Adaptations |
Move up a level after getting three stars two or three times in a row.
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Frequently asked questions
Which way do the arrows go in a food chain?
The arrow points from the food to the animal that eats it, so it means “is eaten by”. In grass → rabbit → fox, the grass is eaten by the rabbit and the rabbit is eaten by the fox. The arrows show the direction the energy flows.
What is the difference between a herbivore, a carnivore and an omnivore?
A herbivore, like a koala, eats only plants. A carnivore, like a lion, eats only animals (eating insects counts too). An omnivore, like a human or a brown bear, eats both plants and animals.
Does a camel store water in its hump?
No, this is a common myth. A camel’s hump is a store of fat that it can use for energy when food is scarce. Camels can still go for many days without drinking.
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