Introduction to Producers, Consumers, Decomposers - Year 4 Science

An introductory powerpoint presentation about Producers, Consumers and Decomposers

1. Producers, Consumers, Decomposers It’s all about what you eat!

2. An organism is… Any independent living thing It can be as small as bacteria Or as large as a whale

3. 3 categories of the food chain…. Producers Consumers Decomposers They are all dependent on each other.

4. Producers Get their food and energy from the sun (PLANTS) They make their food through a process called Photosynthesis

5. Consumers Consumers need to eat their food to get energy. [ ANIMALS ]

6. There are 4 types of Consumers: Carnivores Herbivores Omnivores Scavengers

7. Carnivores Only eat meat (other animals)

8. Herbivores Only eat plants

9. Omnivores Eat meat (animals) and plants

10. Scavengers Feed on things that are already dead

11. Turn to the person next to you and give two examples of each of the following: Carnivore Herbivore Omnivore Scavenger

12. Decomposers Eat dead things and turn them back into dirt or soil

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