Food Chains and Food Webs

Food Chains and Food Webs

Think and Wonder

A bald eagle can fly at 200 miles per hour when diving for a fish. Bald eagles depend on fish for food. They also eat turtles, ducks, and other small animals. What do other animals depend on for food?

Multiple Choice

Where do humans get energy from?

• eating food

• dancing

Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Vocab!

Ecosystem

Living and nonliving things that interact in an environment

Multiple Choice

An ecosystem is...

• A different way some animals reproduce

• living and nonliving things interacting in an environment

Habitat

Home

Food Chain

Shows how energy is passed from one organism to another in an ecosystem

Multiple Choice

Which animal is higher on the food chain?

• grass

• antelope

Producer

An organism that makes its own food

Open Ended

What is an example of a producer? (Reminder: Producers make their own food!)

Consumer

An organism that eats other organisms

Open Ended

What is an example of a consumer? What is an organism that eats other organisms?

Decomposer

An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material.

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE! Decomposer's are important in an ecosystem?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Food Web

Different food chains connected together