1. Bell Ringer
What makes a compost pile decompose?
You have 3 minutes

2. Answer Decomposes because:
Food web of organisms feed on organic waste and each other to survive

3. The Food Web of the Compost Pile
Agri-science
Mr. Bailey

4. Food web in compost?
The numbers represent the level of composers

5. First Level Decomposers
Dead organic materials are first eaten by organisms like molds and bacteria
These are known as consumers
Ex.: Earthworms, beetle mites, flies, sow bugs also consume waste directly

6. Second Level Decomposers
Eat first level consumers
Ex.: springtails, mold mites, protozoa

7. Third Level Decomposers
Flesh-eaters or predators
Eat 1st and 2nd level consumers
Ex.: centipedes, rove beetles, ants, predatory mites

8. Data Sheets
Get a data sheet and answer the questions with your group