Download Energy Flow in Ecosystems

Food Chains
and Food Webs
Food Chain
Events
in which one organism
eats another.
Producer
An
organism that can
make its own food.
Plants
Consumer
An
organism that obtains
energy by feeding on other
organisms.
Decomposer
An
organism that breaks
down dead organisms.
(Bacteria & Fungi)
Primary Consumer
Consumers
that eat
producers.
Example: rabbit
Secondary Consumers
Consumers
that eat
primary consumers.
Third Level Consumers
Consumers that eat
secondary consumers.
Food Web
A
pattern of overlapping food
chains in an ecosystem.
Food Chain Practice

Create a food chain using the
following organisms:
– grasshopper, hawk, grass and snake
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You must use arrows.
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You must label the:
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producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
third level consumer.