Plants Make Food, Animals Eat It: Author's Purpose

Read about producers and consumers in a food chain, then work out why the author wrote it.

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Producers and consumers are two important parts of our food chain.

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Find what matters in the words.

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Producers and consumers are two important parts of our food chain. Producers are living things, like plants, that make their own food using sunlight, air, and water.

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For example, a tree is a producer because it uses sunlight to grow and produce fruit. Consumers are animals and humans who eat plants or other animals. For instance, a rabbit is a consumer because it eats grass and leaves.

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Together, producers and consumers help keep nature balanced.

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Why did the author most likely write this passage?

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Which sentence did the author write in this passage?

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