Catching living
organisms
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A pooter is used
to collect small
animals from
bushes and plants.
A pitfall trap is used
to collect insects and
small mammals that
fall in and are
trapped.
A Tullgren funnel
collects small
organisms that live
in soil or leaf
litter.
A net is used to
collect small
organisms that live
in a pond or
stream.
Using a key
to identify
organisms
What are
these
creatures?
Food chains
and webs
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All
of the energy
in the world comes
from the sun.
Green plants
are known as
producers
because
they produce
their own food
by
photosynthesis.
Organisms that
can not make
their own food
are called
consumers.
When one
organism feeds
on the next
It is called
a food
chain.
Note!!
The arrows in
a food chain
show
the direction
of the energy
flow!!!
Food webs are
more common
than food
chains.
They are made up
from several
interconnected
food chains.
Teacher note!
Give out short
exercise (completed
version on next page).