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PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS, DECOMPOSERS. PRODUCERS. Producers are organisms that make their own food. They are called autotrophs. Green plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
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PRODUCERS • Producers are organisms that make their own food. • They are called autotrophs. • Green plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. • Chlorophyll is the green pigment that captures the suns energy and assists in the conversion of energy.
CONSUMERS • Consumers cannot make their own food and must eat plants or other animals. • These organisms are called heterotrophs. • Consumers may be herbivores (plant eaters); carnivores (meat eaters- eat animals); or omnivores (eat plants and animals).
DECOMPOSERS • Decomposers break down dead matter. • Examples of decomposers are fungi, worms, and bacteria.
LEVELS LEVEL 1 CONSUMER
LEVELS LEVEL 2 CONSUMER
LEVELS LEVEL 3 CONSUMER
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE • What is another name for a green plant or producer? • What is another name for an organism that can’t make itsown food? • If a fish eats an insect, and then an eagle eats the fish; what level consumer is the eagle? • What are omnivores?
5)An organism that breaks down dead matter is called a (n)___________________. 6) Herbivores eat ____________________. 7) _____________________eat other animals. 8) Tertiary consumers are animals that are level ______________consumers or above. 9) A fungus or bacteria is a (n) _______________. 10) A lion is considered a______________
ANSWERS • 1. autotroph • 2. heterotroph • 3. level 3- (insect is 1; fish is 2; eagle is 3) • 4. omnivores eat plants and animals • 5. decomposer • 6. plants • 7. carnivores • 8. 3 • 9. decomposer • 10. carnivore