Food Webs and Chains
  • Food chains - show the flow of energy through an ecosystem.
  • Food webs - 2 or more food chains combined into one, showing the whole ecosystem.
  • Consumer - anything that eats food for energy (animals)
  • Producer - anything that does photosynthesis (plants)
  • Decomposer - breaks down dead plants and animals for nutrients​​
Food Web/Chain Flashcards Quizlet
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This week in Science we will be talking about food webs and food chains.  Students will need to know the different levels of consumer (Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary).  Our main focus if the flow of energy through an ecosystem.

Sun --> Grass --> Rabbit --> Wolf
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Herbivore – Eats plants
Carnivore – Eats meat
Omnivore – Eats both (plants and meat)
Important Dates:
​Dec. 3rd - Trim the Tree @3:30-5:30pm
​Dec. 13th - TVT Play (Shrek)
Dec. 18th - SWPBS Assembly
Dec. 19th - Half-Day Christmas Parties
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