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Chapter 6 Science

Chapter 6, Lessons 1 & 2

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Producers living things that can make their own food. They can be very tiny (moss) to very large (redwood trees).
Consumers animals that eat plants and get 10% of their stored energy. from them to survive.
3 Kinds of Consumers herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
Herbivores eat only plants (producers). Examples are horses, giraffes, squirrels, and rabbits
Carnivores eat only other animals (consumers). Examples are the Florida panther, lion, whale, and frog
Omnivores eat both plants and animals (producers and consumers). Examples are bears, hyenas, and most humans
Decomposers living things that feed on wastes and on the remains of dead plants and animals. They break down wastes into nutrients.
Nutrients substances that are taken in by living things to help them grow. They are found in the soil.
Habitat an environment that meets the needs of a living thing. Many overlap.
Niche how a living thing interacts with its habitat, how it gets food and shelter, how it reproduces, cares for young, and avoids danger
Food Chain the movement of food energy in a sequence of living things. It starts with producers.
Prey consumers who are eaten are called th
Predator a consumer who eats prey (the hunter)
1st Level Consumers eat producers
2nd Level Consumers eat first level consumers
Top Level Consumers eat second level consumers
Energy Pyramids shows how much energy is passed from one living thing to another along a food chain
Bottom This is WHERE producers are LOCATED on the PYRAMID. (Producers use 90% of their energy to grow, and have 10% stored in their stems, leaves, and other parts.)
Horse a consumer that eats the same kind of food all year. This consumer eats hay and grass.
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