Producers and Consumers
All Living Things Need Energy All Living Things Need Energy!!! To grow, move, reproduce, everyday function
What is the main source of energy for life on earth? The SUN! No sun = No life
Organisms Fall into two main groups depending on how they get their energy CONSUMERS PRODUCERS
Autotrophs/Producers 5
Carnivore: Eat or Meat Only! Herbivore: Eat Plants Only! Omnivore: Eat BOTH and ! Decomposer: Use Chemicals to break apart tissue/matter Detritivore: Use mouths to eat dead and/or decaying only (nothing fresh)
Zebra It gets energy from grass
Jaguar It gets energy from capybara, sloths, deer, fish
Whale Shark It gets energy from phytoplankton and zooplankton
Lady Bug It gets energy aphids and mites (small insects)
Manatee It gets energy from sea grass, algae, mangrove leaves
Millipede It gets energy from dead/decaying leaves and trees
Pneumonia Bacteria It gets energy from breaking apart lung cells
Raccoon It gets energy from eating fruits, other plants, insects, meat
Pitcher Plant It gets energy from the sun and insects