"How living things interact?" Part 2

How do living things interact

(part 2) continued…

Chapter 3 lesson 1

Producer

Consumers

Decomposers

All consumers get energy by eating other animals or plants .

Some consumers only eat plants Other consumers only eat animals Others can eat both plants and animals

Plants only

Animals only

Animals only

Consumers Herbivor

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Omnivore

Carnivore

There are 3 groups of consumers named according to what they eat !!

Eats both plants and animals

Only eats other Animals

Only eat plants

Carnivores

Carnivores only eat other animals.MEAT

Herbivores

Herbivores only eat plants.

PLANTS

Omnivores

Omnivores eat both plants and meat of other animals.

ALL

Let’s play a game (click the link below ) http://www.switchzoo.com/games/pleasedofeedtheanimals.htm

http://www.to14.com/game.php?id=4d486a3012bf4

Prey and predator A consumer can be a predator or a prey.

Predator Prey Consumers that eat the prey . Consumers that are eaten .

In these pictures the predators are :• The Wild cat • The Eagle• The Cheetah

In these pictures the preys are :• The Rabbit• The Fish• The Gazelle

An animal can be a prey and a predator too !!

In the first picture the snake was a prey , but in the 2nd picture it’s the predator .

Predator PreyEagle Snake

Predator PreySnake Mouse

How many predators and preys can you find here ?

Predator

Prey

Eagle Snake

Predator

Prey

Eagle Snake Snake Mouse

Predator

Prey

Eagle Snake Snake Mouse Mouse Grasshopper