| Term | Definition |
| Omnivore | Animal that eats both plans and animals |
| Herbivore | Animal that eats only plants |
| Carnivore | Animal that only eats other animals (meat) |
| Producer | A green plant that which can make its own food |
| Consumer | A living thing that eats other living things for food and energy |
| Food Chain | A pattern of eating and getting eaten; for example a plant is eaten by a rabbit, which is then eaten by a fox |
| Predator | Animal that hunts for its own food |
| Prey | Animal that predators eat |
| Green Plants | Producer and usually the start of all food chains |
| Owl | Predator |
| Rabbit | Prey |