Trophic Pyramids and Organism Roles
Learn about the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in trophic pyramids. Explore the different levels and organisms involved in each level.
Trophic Pyramids and Organism Roles
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Description: Goals: Identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers. Go into greater detail of trophic pyramids and introduce the roles for each level.
Objectives: Day 2 Explain the levels of the trophic pyramid Describe the roles of organisms for those levels.
Warm-Up Q = Use the first letter in of the six kingdoms to make a sentence: Example from one word: HORSE How Often do Rabbits Swim on Easter? A = Eubacteria, Archeabacteria, Protist, Fungi, Plants, Animals: Ex. People Eat Apples grown On Allen’s Plant Farm.
6 Kingdoms • Eubacteria • Archaebacteria • Fungi • Plants • Animals • Protists
Basic Energy Pyramid(Trophic Levels) Secondary Consumers Carnivores Herbivores Primary Consumers Primary Producers Autotrophs
Omnivores Top Consumer Secondary Consumer (Carnivores) Primary Consumers (Herbivores) Primary Producers (Autotrophs) Scavengers Decomposers
Examples • Primary Producer • Trees • Primary Consumer • Buffalo • Secondary Consumer • Hyena • Top Consumer • Tiger • Omnivore • Humans
Examples • Decomposers • Fungi • Bacteria • Scavengers • Vulture • Raccoons
Trophic Pyramid & Vocabulary You’ll need your textbook: Complete the Vocabulary Chart and Trophic Pyramid.