Types of Consumers

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats plants and other animals for energy.

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What are carnivores?

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Carnivores are consumers that eat only other animals.

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What are herbivores?

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Herbivores are consumers that eat only plants.

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What are omnivores?

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Omnivores are consumers that eat both plants and animals.

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What do we call living things like plants and animals?

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Living things like plants and animals are called organisms.

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Give an example of a carnivore.

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A hawk is an example of a carnivore.

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Give an example of a herbivore.

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A deer is an example of a herbivore.

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Give an example of an omnivore.

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A bear is an example of an omnivore.

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What do producers do?

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Producers make their own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is the role of consumers in an ecosystem?

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Consumers play a role in transferring energy through the food chain by eating producers and other consumers.