Producers , Consumers & decomposers

1. How living things interact ?
(part 1)
Chapter 3 lesson 1

4. How many habitats can u find in this picture ?

5. Eco System
An ecosystem has
many habitats for
many animals .

6. Can you only see living things in the ecosystem ?
Sun

7. a place where living and non living things interact .
 The ecosystem can be big like an ocean or small like a pond.
 It can be wet like the sea or dry like the desert.
Ecosystem

8. Ecosystem
Living things Non-Living things
• Animals
• Plants
• Water
• Sun & air
• Soil

9. Let’s make our own ecosystem !!
Put 2 living things + 2 non-living things in your ecosystem

10. We know that animals need :
Food Water Shelter
All living things need food to get energy.
but where do they get their food from ?

11. Where do plants get their food from ?
Plants produce their own food
, using the sun’s energy .
That’s why they’re called
Producers

12. Producers
 All plants are producers.
Algae Water plants
grass
trees

13. Where do animals get their food from?
A panda eats plants like
bamboo or animals like : fish
A lion eats other animals .
All animals can NOT make their own food like plants, they get their energy by
eating other animals or plants .
All animals are called consumers .

14. Dinosaurs were extinct along time ago, so we only saw their skeletons.
BUT, where did their body go ?

15. Decomposers
• worm and bacteria feed on the dead bodies of animals and
plants .
• They are called Decomposers.
Worms Bacteria

16. Fungus is also a
decomposer .

17. Decomposers feed on
dead animals and plants.

18. Decomposers

19. Decomposers like worms and bacteria break down the bodies of dead animals and
plants, and return the nutrients back to the soil.

20. What would happen without decomposers ?
Without them, piles of dead
plants and animals would build
up and cover the earth !!

21. Living things
Producers Consumers
Decomposers
Produce their own food Eat other animals or plants
Eat Dead animals or plants.

22. Producer
Consumers
Decomposers

23. Let’s play a game !!
(click the link below)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/producersconsumersgame.swf