SPI 2. 1 Classify organisms as producers, consumers, scavengers, or decomposers according to their role in a food
• Learning Intention: Classify organisms as producers, consumers, or decomposers based on their role in a food chain • Success Criteria: I can explain the difference between a producer, consumer, and decomposer.
• You will work in groups for the activity. • Each group will get one term to define: producer consumer decomposer herbivore carnivore omnivore scavenger You must be able to: • 1. define the term 2. give examples of organisms 3. give examples of what they eat if they are a consumer
Producers: • Producers are organisms that use sunlight directly to make food • Examples: plants,
Consumers: • Organisms that eat other organisms are called consumers. • Examples:
There are four types of consumer s: 1. Herbivore s 2. Carnivore s 3. Omnivore
• Herbivores are consumers that only eat other plants. • Examples: prairie dog, cow
• A carnivore is a consumer that eats only other animals. • Examples:
• Omnivores are consumers that eat both plants and animals. • Examples: humans,
• Scavengers are omnivores that eat dead plants and animals. • Examples: raccoon,
• Decomposers are organisms that get energy by breaking down dead organisms. • Examples: