PRODUCERS
What do producers need to make food?
Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
What are the 3 types of Consumers?
Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore
What do decomposers eat?
Dead Plants & Dead Animals
Where does all the energy in a food web come from?
THE SUN!
What would happen if all plants disappeared?
A: Animals would starve because plants are the base of the food web.
What is another name for producers?
Plants
What do consumers eat?
Plants and/or animals.
What do Decomposers do?
Break Down Matter
Which direction does energy flow in a food chain?
From producers → to consumers → to decomposers.
What if decomposers disappeared?
A: Nutrients wouldn’t return to the soil and waste would pile up.
Why are producers important in a food web?
They start the energy flow by making their own food.
What do we call animals that eat only plants?
Herbivores
Name one example of a decomposer.
Mushrooms, fungi, bacteria, worms.
In a food chain, what does the arrow represent?
The Flow of Energy
What happens if one organism in a food web is removed?
A: The whole web is affected—other organisms may die out or overpopulate.
Give two examples of producers you see every day.
Grass, trees, flowers, vegetables, etc.
What do we call animals that eat only meat?
Carnivores.
What would happen if there were no decomposers?
Dead things would pile up and nutrients would not recycle. UNHEALTHY ECOSYSTEM
Why do top Consumers need to eat more food to get energy?
Energy is lost at each level, so less reaches them.
What happens if we have no sunlight?
Everything will die
How do producers turn sunlight into food?
Through photosynthesis.
What type of consumer is a hawk?
Carnivore
Termites break down wood. Are they producers, consumers, or decomposers?
Decomposer
Which has more energy, producers or Consumers?
Producers - energy decreases
Where do we do our "do now" in our science journal?
THE BACK!