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

2. An organism is ….. Any independent living thing
Can be as small as a single celled bacteria
Or as large as a whale!

3. The three categories of the food chain are…..
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
They all depend on each other.

4. Producers Producers get their food and energy from the sun. (PLANTS)
They make their food through a process called photosynthesis.

6. Consumers
Consumers need to eat their food to get energy. (ANIMALS AND HUMANS)

7. Types of consumers are There are FOUR types of Consumers
Carnivores
Herbivores
Omnivores
Scavengers.
Its still all about what you eat!

8. Carnivores only eat meat (other animals)

10. Herbivores eat only plants.

12. Omnivores eat both meat (animals) and plants.

14. Scavenger
Feeds on the bodies of
dead animals.

15. Weird Science
Having survived for 300 million years, the common cockroach may be the most successful and well-adapted scavenger of all time. Cockroaches scavenged dinosaur leftovers long before they survived on the crumbs and kitchen scraps of humans. Dead skin and fingernails are a real treat for them; leftover food is a delicacy. If these tasty morsels aren’t available, cockroaches can survive on such unlikely food sources as shoe polish, paint, and soap.

16. 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:

17. Decomposers
Decomposers eat dead things and turn them back into dirt, or soil.
Examples:
Mushrooms
Worms
Bugs

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

20. How they relate .

21. Ex. Of producer, consumer, decomposer, and scavenger

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

23. Bear Shark Rabbit Cherry tree Mushroom Human Tulip (flower) 8. Panther
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 ______.)
Bear
Shark
Rabbit
Cherry tree
Mushroom
Human
Tulip (flower)
8. Panther
9. Giraffe
10. Worm

24. Mini Poster: Draw a forest and include the following:
Draw 2 producers and label them
Draw 2 herbivores and label them
Draw 1 Carnivore and label it
Draw 1 Omnivore and label it
Draw 2 Scavengers and label them
Draw 1 Decomposer and label it