food chains and webs powerpoint.ppt
- 2. Words to Know Producer – an organism that makes it’s own food *Plants are producers Consumers – an organism that has to eat to get energy
- 3. Types of Consumers herbivore – an organism that only eats plants carnivore - an organism that only eats meat omnivore – an organism that eats meat and plants
- 5. Decomposers • Break down dead plants and animals • Bacteria and fungi are two examples • Reduces dead organisms to simpler forms of matter • Returns them to the soil
- 6. Predator: a living thing that hunts other living things for food (lion) Prey: a living thing that is hunted for food (rabbit) Scavenger: an animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals (vulture)
- 7. Food Chain • Shows how each living thing gets food • Always begins with the producer • Arrows show the flow of energy from one organism to another
- 8. Build a Food Chain Click on the links below to build a food chain: Chain Reaction Game Food Chain Game
- 9. Food Web • A collection of food chains interconnected from the same ecosystem • Arrows show the flow of energy from one organism to another • Multiple consumers
- 10. Build a Food Web Click on the links below to build a food web: Food Web Fun with Food Webs
- 11. Energy Pyramid • Shows the amounts of energy available at each trophic level of an ecosystem • The higher in the pyramid, the less energy available
- 12. Find Out More About Energy Pyramids Click on the button below to learn more: Energy Pyramid
- 13. Quiz 1. A lion is a __________ because it eats only meat. carnivore herbivore omnivore
- 14. 2. A _________ is a producer. cheetah plant grasshopper
- 15. 3. True or False. A food web can have multiple consumers and producers. TRUE FALSE
- 16. 4. Which animal would fit in the blank of this food chain? ? hawk zebra mouse butterfly
- 17. 5. The plant gets its energy from the _______. roots stem sun flowers
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