Producers, Consumers, & Decomposers

Front

A tree is a __________ because it makes its own food using a process called photosynthesis.

Back

producer

Front

A leopard is a ______________ because it obtains its energy by eating other animals.

Back

carnivore

Front

A bear is classified as a _______________ because it eats different types of berries and fish.

Back

omnivore

Front

A coyote is a ____________ because it eats rabbits, deer, snakes, and grass.

Back

omnivore

Front

A Chimpanzee is a ____________ because it eats small monkeys, small antelope, nuts, and seeds.

Back

omnivore

Front

What is a producer?

Back

An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

Front

What is a consumer?

Back

An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

Front

What is a decomposer?

Back

An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

Front

Give an example of a herbivore.

Back

A rabbit, which eats plants.

Front

What do we call animals that eat both plants and animals?

Back

Omnivores.