1. Breaking the Food Chain How each part of a food chain is important. By: Mrs. DeRosa

2. The Big Question: What happens when one part of the food chain is removed? What happens when one part of the food chain is removed?

3. What is a food chain? Energy path Energy path Ecosystem Ecosystem

4. What does the food chain look like? Carnivores Consumers

5. Energy! Necessary to live Necessary to live From food From food Plants are special! Plants are special! http://grapevine.net.au/~grunwald/une/KLAs/science/photosynthesis.html

6. What is the primary food source of energy in food chains? PLANTS!

7. Carnivore Herbivores Producers What happens to energy as it moves through the food chain? www.woodlandscenics.com/images/FG173b.jpg

8. What are producers and consumers? And how are they related to each other? Prey and predators. Prey and predators. Predators eat prey. Predators eat prey. They are both in the food chain. They are both in the food chain. Consumers eat producers. Consumers eat producers. www.unitedstreaming.com

9. SO… What is the effect if one part of a food chain is removed? They will die! They will die!

10. Lets review our vocabulary!

11. Comprehension Questions: What travels through a food chain? What travels through a food chain? What is the first part of a food chain? What is the first part of a food chain? What is necessary for all living things? What is necessary for all living things? What food does energy start with? What food does energy start with? Does energy get more or less in the food chain? Does energy get more or less in the food chain? What is a producer? What is a producer? What is a consumer? What is a consumer?

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