SITTING IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEATS….
STUDYING QUIETLY FOR YOUR QUIZ: Covers
photosynthesis, transpiration, and cellular respiration
***You will not be given time to review once the bell
rings***
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5 minutes
Work on this crossword independently…
 Warm Up
 Complete quiz on photosynthesis,
transpiration and cellular respiration
 Complete 5 question EOG review
 Begin next unit 6.L.2.1
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Eliminate answer choices, make your best
educated guess if you are unsure….
Check over all your answers and make sure
you answered every question!
YOU MAY WRITE ON THE TEST
25 Minutes for Quiz – when you finish put
your quiz inside your folder and continue
working on your crossword puzzle until the
timer sounds
 You will take this short 5 question
review assessment
 Do your best! This is very important!
 Put inside your folder when done
 Add entry to Table of Contents
6.L.2.1 Producers, Consumers,
and Decomposers in Food Webs
and Chains
 Assign the next number
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6.L.2.1 Producers, Consumers,and
Decomposers in Food Webs and Chains
 Number page to match Table of
Contents entry
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Goal Today: understand that energy flows
through ecosystems in one direction, from
the sun through producers to consumers to
decomposers.
ECOSYSTEMS: all the living things (plants, animals,
and organisms) interacting with each other in a given
location
 These plants and animals depend on each other to
survive.
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Marine Ecosystems
Aquatic Ecosystems
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Keep these questions in mind….
1. What are producers, consumers and
decomposers?
2. How is energy transferred within a system
and between organisms?
3. Why are decomposers important to this
transfer of energy?
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/ja
ms/science/ecosystems/food-chains.htm
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PRODUCERS: Make their own food through
photosynthesis (remember the equation)
Examples:
 Green Plants
 Algae
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PRODUCERS: able to make food, use it
immediately or store it to use later
Food made by producers = fuel and energy for
consumers
Energy moves between organisms and the
environment
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CONSUMERS: eat other organisms
 Primary Consumers =Eat Producers
 Secondary Consumers =Eat
Primary Consumers
 Tertiary Consumers = Eat
Secondary Consumer
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CONSUMERS: 3 TYPES
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1. HERBIVORES: animals that mainly eat PLANTS
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Plants = leaves, grass, flowers, seeds, roots, fruits
and more
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Herbivore Examples (write down 3)
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Deer
Horses
Rabbits
Cows
Bees
Sheep
Grasshoppers
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2. CARNIVORES: animals that eat mainly meat
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Meat = insects and animals
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Carnivores examples (write 5)
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Felines (lions, tigers)
Eagles, hawks, owls
Sharks
Frogs
Spiders
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3. OMNIVORES: organisms that eat plants and
animals
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Omnivore Examples:
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Humans (not vegetarians)
Most Bears
Raccoons
Most primates (apes and monkeys)
Seagulls
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DECOMPOSERS: They eat dead plants and
animals and break them down (decompose)
Decomposers return nutrients back to the
environment.
Examples include:
 Fungi
 Bacteria
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnffYkN1
UDk
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Use the paper in your notebook
Follow along with teacher
Fold it like a hotdog.
Divide the page into 5 equal sections
Wait patiently and silently for further
instructions.
Now we are going to make
a food chain together…
energy
energy
energy
Energy returned
to the environment
energy
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You have 5 minutes….
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Write down 1 producer, 3 consumers, and 1
decomposer.
Consumers…think of 1 herbivore, 1 omnivore,
and 1 carnivore that belong together (think of
things that belong together, like a eating a
mouse but DO NOT use that example)
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Now write them down in your notebook
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You have 1 producer, 3 consumers, and 1
decomposer.
Fold your paper like we did before
Outside:
 All 5 flaps are labeled.
 All 5 flaps have a drawing.
 Energy flow arrows are included.
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Inside:
 Each type is defined.
 You explained your food chain and how the organism fits
in it.
 Turn to the person next to you and do your BEST
to explain your foldable and the different
organisms you selected.
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What is an ecosystem?