Producers, Consumers, Decomposers Food Chains/ Food Webs
Producers Organisms that use energy from the sun to produce their own food (photosynthesis) Examples: Plants, algae and some bacteria
Consumers Organisms that get energy by eating other organisms 3 types of Consumers
Herbivores Eats only plants Herb is Latin for plants Common Forest Herbivores: deer and rabbits Common African Herbivores: Zebra and elephants
Carnivore Eats other animals Carn is Latin for flesh or meat Marine Ecosystems: sharks, walruses, and seals Land Ecosystems: lions, wolves, hawks, and eagles
Omnivores Eat both plants and animals Omni is Latin for all or everything Examples: pigs, bears, raccoons, and humans
Decomposers Get energy by breaking down nutrients in dead organisms Examples: Termites and earthworms
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Food Chain Shows the path of energy as it flows from one organism to the next
Food Web A diagram of several connected food chains
FOOD WEB (everything is connected!) FOOD CHAIN (just one path of energy)
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