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Understanding the Roles of Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers in Ecosystems

Learn about how producers (plants), consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores), and decomposers play vital roles in energy flow within ecosystems. Explore examples of each group and understand their contribution to the environment's balance.

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Understanding the Roles of Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers in Ecosystems

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  1. Producers, Consumers and Decomposers

  2. Producers • Producers are green plants that get food energy directly from the sun by producing (making) their own food.

  3. Grass

  4. Moss

  5. Fern

  6. Ivy

  7. Elm Tree

  8. Sagebrush

  9. Desert Rose

  10. Consumers • Consumers are animals that get food energy by consuming (eating) plants or animals. • There are 3 kind of consumers: • Carnivore • Herbivore • Omnivore

  11. Carnivores • A carnivore is an animal that consumes (eats) primarily other animals as a source of food energy.

  12. Lion

  13. Seal

  14. Red Fox

  15. Spider

  16. Barn Owl

  17. Grey Wolf

  18. Black Rat Snake

  19. Great White Shark

  20. Herbivores • Herbivores are animals that get food energy from consuming (eating) primarily plants.

  21. Giraffe

  22. Mouse

  23. Cattle

  24. Zebra

  25. Rhinoceros

  26. Gorilla

  27. Squirrel

  28. Bee

  29. Rabbit

  30. Omnivores • Omnivores are animals that get food energy from consuming (eating) both plants and animals.

  31. Box Turtle

  32. Woodpeckers

  33. Raccoon

  34. Bear

  35. Pigs

  36. Humans

  37. Chicken

  38. Decomposers • A decomposer is an organism that feeds on dead plants and animals and on the waste from other organisms.

  39. Fly

  40. Worms

  41. Cockroach

  42. Fungus

  43. Another Fungus

  44. Wasp

  45. Bacteria

  46. The End

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