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Words 23-27. Producer Consumer Herbivore Omnivore Carnivore. 23. producer-. An organism that can make its own food Any organism that can perform photosynthesis is a producer All plants are producers. Both the wheat and the tree are producers. What about a venus fly trap?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Words 23-27
ProducerConsumerHerbivoreOmnivoreCarnivore
23. producer-An organism that
can make its own food
Any organism that can perform photosynthesis is a producer
All plants are producers Both the wheat and the tree are
producers
What about a venus fly trap?Yes, it is a producer
because it performs photosynthesis
24. Consumer-An organism that
obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
There are different types of consumers
For instance…
An elephant doesn’t eat the same thing as a …..
Bird, which doesn’t eat the same thing as a.......
Lion!!!
25. Herbivore-A consumer that
eats only plantsCan you name some
herbivores?
26. Carnivore-A consumer that
eats only animalsCan you name some
carnivores?
27. Omnivore-A consumer that
eats both plants and animals
Humans are omnivores, what are some others?
More examples of consumers:
A fox is a consumer, can you name what kind of consumer it is?
*a fox is an omnivore!
What about a deer? *a deer is an
herbivoreNow, what about a
dog???
Were you right?A dog is a true
carnivore, however, since dogs have been domesticated sometimes they are classified as omnivores
How do we know it is a true carnivore,
Look at a dogs teeth!
Types of consumers
CONSUMERS
HERBIVORES OMNIVORES
CARNIVORES-rabbit
-elephant-giraffe
-humans-bears-foxes
-crocodile-snakes-hyena