1. Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
It’s 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 are all depend on each other.

4. What are 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)

7. Types of CONSUMERS THREE different types
Carnivores
Herbivores
Omnivores
It’s still all about what you eat!

8. Carnivores only eat meat! (other animals)

10. Herbivores eat only plants.

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

14. Stop…Review…Check… Turn to your partner and tell them the meaning of each word. Also give two examples of each.
Carnivore:
Herbivore:
Omnivore:

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

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

18. How they relate . . . .

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

20. 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