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Discover how living things acquire energy, with an emphasis on producers like green plants that create their own energy through photosynthesis, and consumers that obtain energy by consuming food. Explore the fundamental processes that sustain life in the natural world.
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How Living Things Get Energy All things both living and non-living need energy in order to create forces (pushes and pulls).
There are 2 types of Living things: • Producers Producers are… PLANTS…GREEN PLANTS
PRODUCERS or GREEN PLANTS get their Energy by PRODUCING IT. In other words, their bodies MAKE IT THEMSELVES. Its called PHOTOSYNTHESIS. They use: CARBON DIOXIDE SUNLIGHT WATER = + + OXYGEN & GLUCOSE (SUGAR)
CONSUMERS ARE: Any organism that EATS its food to get energy. Such as: People, bugs, bacteria, fungi, dogs, cats, other animals or amoeba