Producers, Consumers, And Decomposers

Slide 1: Producers, Consumers, Decomposers Its all about what you eat!

Slide 2: An organism is …..  Any independent living thing  Can be as small as a single celled bacteria  Or as large as a whale!

Slide 3: The three categories of the food chain are….. 1) Producers 2) Consumers 3) Decomposers They are all dependent on each other.

Slide 4: Producers Are-  Producers get their food and energy from the sun. (PLANTS)  They make their food through a process called photosynthesis.

Slide 6: Consumers  Consumers need to eat their food to get energy. (ANIMALS)

Slide 7: Types of consumers are  There are THREE types of Consumers  Carnivores  Herbivores  Omnivores.  Its still all about what you eat!

Slide 8: Carnivores only eat meat (other animals)

Slide 10: Herbivores eat only plants.

Slide 12: Omnivores eat both meat (animals) and plants.

Slide 14: Stop…Review…Check… Turn to your partner and tell them the meaning of each word. Also give two examples of each.  Carnivore:  Herbivore:  Omnivore:

Slide 15: Decomposers  Decomposers eat dead things and turn them back into dirt, or soil. YUK!  Examples:  Mushrooms  Worms  Bugs

Slide 17: What would the world look like without decomposers (bacteria and fungi?

Slide 18: How they relate .

Slide 19: Stop…Review…Check… Turn to your partner and tell them the meaning of each word. Also give two example of each.  Producers:  Consumers:  Decomposers:

Slide 20: On a sheet of note book paper describe the following animals as either a producer, consumer or decomposer. For the consumers, make sure to include if they are a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore. Please use complete sentences! (Ex: A _____ is a ______.) 1. Bear 8. Panther 2. Shark 9. Giraffe 3. Rabbit 10. Worm 4. Cherry tree 5. Mushroom 6. Human 7. Tulip (flower)

Slide 21: Answer Key 1. Consumer / Omnivore 2. Consumer / Carnivore 3. Consumer / Herbivore 4. Producer 5. Decomposer 6. Consumer / Omnivore 7. Producer 8. Consumer / Carnivore 9. Consumer / Herbivore 10. Decomposer