Question

Why do food chains end?

Answer 1

All food chains start with energy from the sun. This energy is captured by plants. Thus the living part of a food chain always starts with plant life and ends with an animal. ... Animals cannot make their own food so they must eat plants and/or other animals.

Answer 2

All food chains start with energy from the sun. This energy is captured by plants. Thus the living part of a food chain always starts with plant life and ends with an animal. ... Animals cannot make their own food so they must eat plants and/or other animals.