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Producers, Consumers, Decomposers Its all about what you eat!

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Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

Its all about what you eat!

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An organism is …..

Any independent living thing

Can be as small as a

single celled bacteria

Or as large as a whale!

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The three categories of the food chain are…..

1) Producers

2) Consumers

3) Decomposers

They are all dependent on each other.

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Producers Are- Producers get their

food and energy from the sun. (PLANTS)

They make their food through a process called photosynthesis.

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Consumers Consumers need to

eat their food to get energy. (ANIMALS)

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Types of consumers are

There are FOUR types of ConsumersCarnivoresHerbivoresOmnivores.Scavengers

Its still all about what you eat!

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Carnivores only eat meat (other animals)

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Herbivores eat only plants.

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Omnivores eat both meat (animals) and plants.

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Stop…Review…Check…Turn to your partner and tell them the meaning of each word. Also give two examples of each.

Carnivore:

Herbivore:

Omnivore:

Scavenger:

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Decomposers

Decomposers eat dead things and turn them back into dirt, or soil. YUK!

Examples:MushroomsWorms Some Bugs

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What would the world look like without decomposers (bacteria and fungi)?

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How they relate

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Stop…Review…Check…Turn to your partner and tell them the meaning of each word. Also give two example of each.

Producers:

Consumers:

Decomposers:

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On a sheet of note book paper describe the following animals as either a producer, consumer or decomposer. For the consumers, make sure to include if they are a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore. Please use complete sentences! (Ex: A _____ is a ______.)

1. Bear

2. Shark

3. Rabbit

4. Cherry tree

5. Mushroom

6. Human

7. Tulip (flower)

8. Panther

9. Giraffe

10. Worm

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Answer Key

1. Consumer / Omnivore

2. Consumer / Carnivore

3. Consumer / Herbivore

4. Producer

5. Decomposer

6. Consumer / Omnivore

7. Producer

8. Consumer / Carnivore

9. Consumer / Herbivore

10. Decomposer