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Science: Chapter 12-1
What are producers and consumers?
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6th Grade
03/29/2008

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Define: producer

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an organism that makes its own food
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Define: consumer
Definition
an organism that gets food by eating other organisms
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Define: herbivore
Definition
a consumer that eats only plants
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Define: carnivore
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a consumer that only eats animals
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Define: omnivore
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a consumer that eats BOTH

plants and animals

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Define: scavenger
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an animal that only eats

dead organisms

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Define: decomposer
Definition
an organism that breaks down the wastes or remains of other organisms
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What is the source of all energy?
Definition
the sun
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What type of organisms use the sun's energy to make their own food?
Definition
producers
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What are the main producers on land?
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plants
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What are the main producers in lakes and oceans?
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  1. algae
  2. phytoplankton (phy/to/plank/ton)
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Name the types of consumers.
Definition
  1. herbivore
  2. carnivore
  3. omnivore
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What type of consumer are humans?
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omnivores
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Name the levels of consumers.
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  1. primary consumer - eats producer
  2. secondary consumer - eats primary consumer
  3. tertiary consumer - eats secondary consumer
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Name some scavengers.
Definition
  1. vultures
  2. hyenas
  3. certain ants, beetles, worms
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Name some decomposers.
Definition
  1. bacteria
  2. fungi
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