Materials you need: HW, spiral notebook, writing utensils

• Tonight’s homework

Bell Work: 1. Define the term producer2. What are the 2 processes that producers can

use to make food?3. Why are producers vital to every ecosystem?4. Where would one find a chemosynthetic

bacteria?

August 29, 2011

Summary of today’s notes on Consumers

Examples of good summaries:

- Producers make their own food using sunlight or chemical energy. Consumers get energy by eating producers or consumers. Without producers there would be no life on earth

OR- In this unit we will study living things and

their environment. Producers are organisms that make their own food while consumers eat other organisms.

Friday we were learning about feeding relationships.

Let’s review.

Producers

- Organisms that make their own food by using sunlight or chemical energy

- Also known as Autotrophs (self feeders)

- Examplesa. all Plants b. Blue-green bacteriac. algaed. Sulfur bacteria;

hydrothermal vents

How do producers make their own food?

1) Photosynthesis – they use sun light

OR2) Chemosynthesis –

they use chemicals

Producers - they make their own food!Photosynthesis – using light energy

Chemotroph (using chemical energy)

Consumers

- Consumers obtain energy from eating producers and/or other consumers.

- also known as heterotrophs (other feeders)

- Examplesa. all animalsb. Fungi- mushrooms and

yeastsc. Some bacteria

These are all consumers

Pair – Share Review

P1: What is another word for a consumer and what is the definition of a consumer?

P2: What is another word for a producer and what is the definition of a producer?

Set up for today’s notes:Types of Consumers Aug. 27Unit 1: Ecology

Types of Consumers

Types of consumers

(herb= plant, vore=eat)- An organism that eats

ONLY producers (plants)- Some common examples:

cows, sheep, rabbits, elephants

1)herbivore

(omni = all)- Eats BOTH producers and

consumers (plants & animals)

- Some common examples: bears, raccoons

2) Omnivore

(carne = meat)- Eats ONLY consumers

(other animals)- Some common examples:

lion, wolf, eagle

3) Carnivore

Pair - Share

• Tell your partner what the difference is between a herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore.

- Chemically break down organisms and then use the new chemicals

- Some examples: mushrooms, molds, many types of bacteria

- Recyclers of each ecosystem!Look inside your

refrigerator and find some

decomposers in action

4) Decomposers

- Eat remains of dead organisms

- Some examples are earthworms, vultures, ravens

California Condor is a

vulture!

5) Detritivore

On your ownSilently, review your notes

Pair Share: Ask you partner

Partner 1 ask Partner 2 these questions:Name the 5 types of consumers and give an

example of each

Partner 2 ask Partner 1Explain how decomposers are different from

detritivores

Pair Share: Ask you partner1. Name the 5 types

of consumers and give an example of each

2. Explain how decomposers are different from detritivores.

Herbivore-rabbit, omnivore-raccoon, carnivore- wolf; decomposer-mold, detritivore-earthworm

Detritivores feed on dead stuff while decomposers chemically break down organisms or materials and use the new stuff

Add at summary to your bottom of your notes