Where do the foods on the Pyramid come from? The foods come from other living things. They might be producers. Producers use the sun's energy to make food. Green plants are producers that change energy from the sun into energy they need to grow. Foods in the Pyramid can also come from consumers. Consumers must eat other living things to get energy to grow and live. Which are you, a producer or consumer?

A food chain shows the way food passes from one living thing to another. The food chain on this page shows one way that food passes from plants to humans.