What is an ECOSYSTEM All the living things

Living things + Nonliving things ECOSYSTEM

Nonliving Things EXAMPLES: • Water • Air • Soil • Weather • Sunlight

Living Things EXAMPLES: • People • Plants • Animals

A POPULATION is a group made up of the same type individuals in the

The living things in an ecosystem are called a… COMMUNITY

A HABITAT is the physical part of the ecosystem.

The HABITAT provides resources like food and shelter to the organisms.

There are three types of members in every community. Producers Consumers Decomposers

Producers A living that can make its own food. To make their own food,

Examples of producers Algae Seaweed Grass Plants Trees

A producer can be as small as a algae or as large as a

Consumers A living that can not make its own food and must eat other

If you consume food (eat), you are a consumer! We are all consumers!

Kinds of Consumers All consumers are not the same. There are three kinds 1.

Kinds of Consumers Herbivore An animal that eats only plants, or producers. Examples: Deer

Kinds of Consumers Carnivore A an animal that eats only other animals. Examples: Sharks

Kinds of Consumers Omnivore An animal that eats both plants and other animals. Examples:

Decomposers A living that feeds on the wastes and on the remains of dead

Decomposers break down wastes into nutrients. How do decomposers work? When plants and animals

How do decomposers work? By eating the plants, animals get the nutrients Plants take

Who are decomposers? • Earthworms • Mushrooms • Sow bugs

Who are decomposers? • Millipedes • Fungus • Some Bacteria

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What is an ECOSYSTEM? All the living things (organisms) and nonliving things in an area and their interaction.

Living things + Nonliving things ECOSYSTEM

Nonliving Things EXAMPLES: • Water • Air • Soil • Weather • Sunlight

Living Things EXAMPLES: • People • Plants • Animals

A POPULATION is a group made up of the same type individuals in the same ecosystem

POPULATIONS

Population + Population COMMUNITY

The living things in an ecosystem are called a… COMMUNITY

A HABITAT is the physical part of the ecosystem.

The HABITAT provides resources like food and shelter to the organisms.

There are three types of members in every community. Producers Consumers Decomposers

Producers A living that can make its own food. To make their own food, producers need: Sunlight Water Carbon Dioxide

Examples of producers Algae Seaweed Grass Plants Trees

A producer can be as small as a algae or as large as a redwood tree.

Consumers A living that can not make its own food and must eat other living things.

If you consume food (eat), you are a consumer! We are all consumers!

Kinds of Consumers All consumers are not the same. There are three kinds 1. HERBIVORE 2. CARNIVORES 3. OMNIVORES

Kinds of Consumers Herbivore An animal that eats only plants, or producers. Examples: Deer Rabbits Elephants Pandas Horses Cows

Kinds of Consumers Carnivore A an animal that eats only other animals. Examples: Sharks Lions Tigers Wolves Frogs

Kinds of Consumers Omnivore An animal that eats both plants and other animals. Examples: Pigs Raccoons Chickens Sea turtles

There are three types of members in every community. Producers Consumers Decomposers

Decomposers A living that feeds on the wastes and on the remains of dead plants and animals.

Decomposers break down wastes into nutrients. How do decomposers work? When plants and animals die, decomposers break down their bodies and return the nutrients into the soil. Nutrients: substances that are taken in by living things to help them grow.

How do decomposers work? By eating the plants, animals get the nutrients Plants take in nutrients through their roots Soil contains many nutrients

Who are decomposers? • Earthworms • Mushrooms • Sow bugs

Who are decomposers? • Millipedes • Fungus • Some Bacteria