Video Rabbit Why do you think we are

Video Rabbit • Why do you think we are watching this video of this rabbit?

Video Clip • http: //youtu. be/Gnff. Yk. N 1 UDk

PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS, and DECOMPOSERS Foldable Objective: Can I identify producers, consumers, scavengers, and decomposers in a food chain or food web?

1. Producers Organisms that use sunlight directly to make food • They do this by a process called PHOTOSYNTHESIS

PRODUCER EXAMPLES: Grass, Plants, Trees Corn

Reality Check • Can I identify producers, consumers, scavengers, and decomposers in a food chain or food web? • So, what is a producers?

2. Consumers Organisms that eat producers or other organisms for energy!

There are 4 Types of Consumers: Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores Scavenger

A. Herbivores Consumer that eats plants

B. Carnivores Consumer that eats animals (meat).

C. Omnivores • A consumer that eats both plants and animals.

D. Scavenger Feeds on the bodies of dead animals.

Reality Check • Can I identify producers, consumers, scavengers, and decomposers in a food chain or food web?

3. Decomposers Organisms that get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms. Known as NATURE’S RECYCLERS and adds nutrients to the soil!

Decomposer Examples: Bacteria and Fungi

Reality Check • Can I identify producers, consumers, scavengers, and decomposers in a food chain or food web?

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