PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS, DECOMPOSERS
PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS, DECOMPOSERS. PRODUCERS. Producers are organisms that make their own food. They are called autotrophs. Green plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS, DECOMPOSERS
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PRODUCERS • Producers are organisms that make their own food. • They are called autotrophs. • Green plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. • Chlorophyll is the green pigment that captures the suns energy and assists in the conversion of energy.
CONSUMERS • Consumers cannot make their own food and must eat plants or other animals. • These organisms are called heterotrophs. • Consumers may be herbivores (plant eaters); carnivores (meat eaters- eat animals); or omnivores (eat plants and animals).
DECOMPOSERS • Decomposers break down dead matter. • Examples of decomposers are fungi, worms, and bacteria.
LEVELS LEVEL 1 CONSUMER
LEVELS LEVEL 2 CONSUMER
LEVELS LEVEL 3 CONSUMER
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE • What is another name for a green plant or producer? • What is another name for an organism that can’t make itsown food? • If a fish eats an insect, and then an eagle eats the fish; what level consumer is the eagle? • What are omnivores?
5)An organism that breaks down dead matter is called a (n)___________________. 6) Herbivores eat ____________________. 7) _____________________eat other animals. 8) Tertiary consumers are animals that are level ______________consumers or above. 9) A fungus or bacteria is a (n) _______________. 10) A lion is considered a______________
ANSWERS • 1. autotroph • 2. heterotroph • 3. level 3- (insect is 1; fish is 2; eagle is 3) • 4. omnivores eat plants and animals • 5. decomposer • 6. plants • 7. carnivores • 8. 3 • 9. decomposer • 10. carnivore
