1. Energy in an Ecosystem
Cornell Notes pg. 151

2. Think and Discuss: Where do you get your energy from?

3. What is the ultimate source of Energy? The Sun
Gives off energy/light
We can feel its warmth!

4. Organism that uses energy from the sun to make or produce its own food.
Plants, some bacteria
What is a Producer?

5. Must eat or consume another organism for energy!
What is a Consumer?
Must eat or consume another organism for energy!
3 types: herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore

6. Herbivores: eat only plants- also called “primary consumers”
What is a Consumer?
Herbivores: eat only plants- also called “primary consumers”

7. What is a Consumer?
Carnivores: eat only meat- also called “Secondary or tertiary consumers”

8. What is a Consumer?
Omnivores: eat both plants and meat/ insects. (Can be called either “primary” or “secondary”

9. Scavengers: eat dead animals and/or plants
What is a Consumer?
Scavengers: eat dead animals and/or plants

10. Breaks down or decomposes dead organisms What is a Decomposer?
Returns nutrients to the environment
Fungi, worms, bacteria
What is a Decomposer?

11. Summary Page 151
Topic Sentence: All energy in an ecosystem comes from the Sun.
*Please explain how energy moves through an ecosystem.
producers, consumers: herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, scavengers, and decomposers.