FOOD CHAINS

GROUPS
◦ GROUP 1: GROUP 2: GROUP 3:

◦ GROUP 4: GROUP 5: GROUP 6:

◦ GROUP 7:
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RESEARCH
-WHAT IS A FOOD CHAIN?
-WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOD CHAIN?
-WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AT THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN?
-WHAT IS A KEYSTONE SPECIE?
-HOW DO THE ANIMALS IN A FOOD CHAIN GAIN ENERGY?
=WHAT HAPPENS IF AN ANIMAL WAS TO DIE OFF IN THE FOOD CHAIN?
LET’S CREATE!
TERMS TO REMEMBER
◦ PRODUCER- ALL GREEN PLANTS AND ARE ALSO KNOWN AS AUTOGRAPHS SINCE THEY
MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD

◦ COSUMERS- ORGANISMS THAT EAT SOMETHING ELSE

◦ DECOMPOSERS- MAINLY BACTERIA AND FUNGI THAT CONVERT DEAD MATTER INTO
GASES TO BE RELEASED BACK INTO THE AIR, SOIL OR WATER.
TERMS TO REMEMBER
◦ KEYSTONE SPECIES- A SPECIES IN WHICH OTHER SPECIES IN AN ECOSYSTEM LARGELY
DEPEND,SUCH. THAT IF IT WERE REMOVED THE ECOSYSTEM WOULD CHANGE
DRASTICALLY
◦ PRIMARY CONSUMER- AN ANIMAL THAT FEED ON PLANTS; HERBIVORE
◦ SECONDARY CONSUMER- A CARNIVORE THAT FEEDS ONLY ON HERBIVORES
◦ TERTIARY CONSUMER- A CARNIVORE THAT FEEDS ON OTHER CARNIVORES; AN ANIMAL
THAT FEEDS ONLY ON SECONDARY CONSUMERS
◦ APEX PREDATOR- ALSO KNOW AS ALPHA PREDATOR, IS A PREDATOR AT THE TOP OF A
FOOD CHAIN, WITH NO NATURAL PREDATORS.