Energy, Producers, and Consumers Chapter 3.2 Energy, Producers, and Consumers
Primary Producers The first producers of energy-rich compounds that are used by other organisms. ______________: Capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and convert it so living cells can use it. _________ __________to make available to other organisms that eat them.
Life without Light Chemosynthesis: It’s like PHOTOsynthesis but without sunlight. The energy comes from the oxidization (_________) of chemicals which seep up from the Earth's crust. Chemosynthetic organisms live in deep oceans, deep-sea volcanic vents or hot springs.
Consumers Heterotrophs: 6 kinds of consumers: : Also called “consumers” 6 kinds of consumers: Omnivores: animals that eat plants & other animals Herbivores: animals that only eat plants Carnivores: animals that only eat meat Scavengers, Decomposers, and Detritivores
Consumers What type of consumer is this?
Consumers What type of consumer is this?
Consumers What type of consumer is this?
Consumers What type of consumer is this? Omnivore!
Abiotic Factors Do the rest… From page 71 define the remaining 3 types of consumers…
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