Feeding Relationships

Producers vs. Consumers Make their own food via photosynthesis Consumers Get energy by eating producers or consumers

Identify if the following examples are a producer or consumer Flowering plants Turtles Ants Moss Antelope

Types of Consumers Herbivore eats plants Carnivore eats animals Omnivore eats plants and animals Scavenger Feeds on the remains of another animal Decomposer eats breaking down dead organisms

Organisms die at ALL LEVELS of the food chain Decomposition Organisms die at ALL LEVELS of the food chain As organisms die they decompose into organic material. This organic material produces nutrients that producers need to grow.

Identify if the following examples are a herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, scavenger or decomposer Bacteria Sharks Deer Raccoons Vulture

Tertiary Consumers Carnivores Ex: Snake Secondary Consumers Carnivores Ex: rat Omnivores Primary Consumers Ex: bear Herbivores Ex: grasshopper Primary Producers Ex: plants

Grass → Grasshopper → Mouse → Snake Food Chain Definition: One way flow of energy Example: Grass → Grasshopper → Mouse → Snake

Label the Primary Producer, Primary Consumer, Secondary Consumer, and Tertiary Consumer in the food chain below. Grass → Grasshopper → Mouse → Snake

Represents ALL the possible feeding relationships in an ecosystem Food Web Definition: Network of interconnecting food chains Represents ALL the possible feeding relationships in an ecosystem

Identify two food chains found in the food web above.