Food Chains and Food Webs

A description of the feeding sequence of one set of organisms in an ecosystem. http://im.glogster.com/media/4/32/67/36/32673631.gif

a description of the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem. http://www.freewebs.com/kickbutthomeeducation/photos/food_web1.jpg

http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/population/images/food_web.jpg

The energy in an ecosystem comes from the Sun. http://www.imageenvision.com/sm/0025-0802-2723-4013_clip_art_graphic_of_a_yellow_sun_cartoon_character_holding_a_blank_sign.jpg

Producer: an organism, such as plants or algae, that makes its own food. http://www.imageenvision.com/sm/0025-0802-2723-4013_clip_art_graphic_of_a_yellow_sun_cartoon_character_holding_a_blank_sign.jpg

The food-making process in green plants that uses sunlight. http://www.earthtimes.org/newsimage/photosynthesis-dream-renewable-energy_1_02842012.jpg

Consumers

An animal that eats plants, algae, and other producers. http://www.kidsplanet.org/wol/graphics/herbivores2.gif

Carnivore: an animal that eats another animal. http://visual.merriam-webster.com/images/animal-kingdom/carnivorous-mammals/examples-carnivorous-mammals_2.jpg

Omnivore: an animal that eats both plants and animals. http://www.pcsoutdoors.com/images/snares/raccoon-snare.JPG

A meat-eating animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals. http://naturalsciences.org/sites/default/files/vulture.jpg

An organism that breaks down dead material into useful things like minerals and rich soil. Decomposer http://www.great-lakes.net/beachcast/images/pix_fecal.jpg

Predator: a living thing that hunts other living things for food. http://www.eoearth.org/topics/view/58072/

Prey: a living thing that is hunted for food. http://www.eoearth.org/topics/view/58072/

Energy Pyramid manila.esu6.org

shmoop.com

Flow of energy in a food chain 1st Level Consumer Energy Producer Decomposer 3rd Level Consumer 2nd Level Consumer