2. The sun is the source of energy for most ecosystems!
3. Plants use the sun to make their food using photosynthesis.
4. Plants are called producers because they can make or produce their own food ! This is the PRODUCE section of a food store. Look at what is in the produce section… plants like fruits and vegetables! http://www.flickr.com/photos/young-in-panama/119624721/
6. Animals that eat only plants are called herb ivores. Herbs are plants that we use for cooking. Herb ivores eat plants so think of them as eating herbs (plants)! http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/ingredients-herbs/tips-three-ways-to-preserve-fresh-herbs-088889 Those herbs look yummy!!
10. We can make a food chain to show the flow of energy through the organisms! Grass -> Zebra -> Lion
11. Here ’ s how we label the organisms in our food chain. Grass -> Zebra -> Lion Producer 1st Consumer 2 nd Consumer P C 1 C 2 A simple way to label!
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16. After a while organisms die. Then the decomposers get busy! Fungi like mold and mushrooms and bacteria break down dead organisms and rot them away!! They are decomposers . http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/04/28/escapee-carcass-in-field-with-not-a-bureaucrat-in-sight/ http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/Mold.htm http://polaris.umuc.edu/~meaton/edtc620/hyperlinks/decomposition.html
17. Decomposers break down dead stuff and return nutrients to the soil. Fungi Bacteria http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/10834/enlarge