Classifying Organisms
It’s all about where you get your energy!
Thinks about it.
Where do you get your energy?
An organism is …..
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Can be as small as a single celled bacteria
Or as large as a whale!
The three categories of the food chain are…..
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They are all depend on each other.
Producers Are
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_________________get their food and energy from the sun.
Classified as _________________because they can make their own food.
Example plants.
They make their food through a process called photosynthesis.
Consumers
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Consumers need to consume/eat their food to get energy.
Classified as heterotrophs.
Cannot make their own food.
Types of consumers are
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There are THREE types of Consumers
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It’s still all how organisms obtain energy through what they eat.
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Carnivores only eat meat and are known as _________________.
Herbivores eat as _________________only plants and are known _________________.
Omnivores eat both meat (animals) and plants. They are known as _________________.
Stop…Review…Check…
Turn to your partner and tell them the meaning of each word. Also give two examples of each.
Carnivore:
Herbivore:
Omnivore:
Decomposers
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Decomposers break down dead things and through a chemical reaction, turn them back into dirt, or soil.
Examples:
o Mushrooms
o Worms
o Bugs
What would the world look like without decomposers (bacteria and fungi?
Scavengers
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an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.
They are different from decomposers in that they _________________and do not break them down through
a chemical reaction.
How they relate?
Stop…Review…Check…
Turn to your partner and tell them the meaning of each word. Also give two example of each.
Producers:
Consumers:
Decomposers:
Describe the following animals as either a producer, consumer or decomposer. For the consumers, make sure to
include if they are a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore. Please use complete sentences! (Ex: A _____ is a ______.)
1. Bear
2. Shark
3. Rabbit
4. Cherry tree
5. Mushroom
6. Human
7. Tulip (flower)
8. Panther
9. Giraffe
10. Worm