Producer
What is a producer?
Something that can make it's own food
What is a carnivore?
something that eats meat
In a food chain, where the ______ goes is where the ___________ flows. What words go in the blank?
Where the arrow goes is where the energy flows.
They break down dead plants and animals to push back nutrients into the soil.
What is an omnivore?
animal that eats anything
Where would you find producers in a food chain?
Second place, after the sun!
Where would you find carnivores in a food chain?
Near the end of the food chain, but they would come BEFORE decomposers.
Sun ---> Grass--> Deer ----> Wolf. Is this food chain correct?
YES!
Where would you find a decomposer in the food chain?
At the end because they break down dead plants and animals.
True or False: A raccoon is considered an omnivore.
True: Raccoons eat fruits, seeds, frogs, fish, and insects.
____________ is considered a producer.
Grass, or any type of plant or flower
True or False: A cat is a carnivore.
TRUE: A cat would be considered a carnivore.
TRUE or FALSE: When something eats another something in a food chain, it receives the energy.
TRUE: Where the arrow goes, the energy flows!
True or False: Fungus is considered a decomposer.
TRUE: Fungus helps breakdown dead plants and animals.
True or False: An owl is considered an omnivore.
FALSE: An owl is a carnivore.
True or false: An owl is a producer.
FALSE: An owl is a consumer.
Which animal is a carnivore?
-hawk
-mouse
-squirrel
-deer
HAWK because they eat meat.
True or False: Bacteria would be found at the end of a food chain.
TRUE: they are considered decomposers.
_________ is considered a decomposer.
Bacteria, fungi, worms, algea, molds, beetles
True or False: Omnivores would be found at the beginning of a food chain.
FALSE: The sun would be at the beginning of a food chain!
True or False: Bacteria is a producer.
FALSE: Bacteria is considered a decomposer.
__________ is considered a carnivore.
Owl, bear, lion, tiger, fox, shark, etc.
What is the correct order of the food chain?
A. mouse, owl, snake, grass, bacteria
B. grass, mouse, snake, bacteria
C. owl, grass, mouse, snake, bacteria
D. snake, owl, grass, mouse, bacteria
B: grass, mouse, snake, bacteria
How do decomposers help other organisms survive?
A. They release oxygen into the air that animals breathe.
B. They put nutrients into the soil that plants use to grow.
C. They provide shelter in the grass where animals can hide.
D. They use sunlight to make food for plants and animals.
B. They put nutrients into the soil that plants use to grow.
_______ is considered an omnivore.
raccoon, pig, humans, skunks, opossums, rats, badgers, bears, chickens, birds, lizards, turtles