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e v ng ngs n an ecosys em ave a ro e o p ay. an spro ucers. ns e e r green eaves ey ave roun scs

called chloroplasts. They are in stacks called grana. A greensubstance called chlorophyll fills the chloroplasts. It is what givesplants their green color. The chloroplasts allow plants to use water,sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce their own food. Thats whythey are called producers.

When an animal eats a plant, energy that the plant got fromthe sun is transferred to the animal. An animal that eats plants iscalled an herbivore. Since it is the first animal in the food chain, itis also the primary . A consumer is an animal that eatsplants or other animals. Consumers that eat only other animals

are called carnivores. Consumers that eat both plants and animalsare called omnivores.

Producers are critical to the survival of all living organismsin an ecosystem. Consumers depend on producers for the foodwhich gives them energy. None of the other living things in theecosystem would survive for long without producers.

Many plants make seeds by combining pollen from theirflowers with pollen from other flowers. Water or wind occasionallyhelp pollen get where it needs to go. Sometimes it is carried by

animals, especially birds and insects.Since some animals eat plants, it makes sense that animals

some mes e p p an s o repro uce, or ma e more p an s. eseanimals that help plants reproduce by carrying pollen from onep an o ano er are ca e po na ors. Larger animals oftenhelp plants reproduce without even realizing it. Some seeds arecaught in animal fur or eaten with fruit from the plants. The animalcarries seeds from one place to another so plants can spreadto new places. The seeds are deposited and grow in their newlocations. Carrying and scattering plant seeds so they will have

the opportunity to expand to new areas is called seed dispersal.

nswer t e o ow ng quest ons ase on

the reading passage. Dont forget to go

back to the passage whenever necessary

to find or confirm your answers.

ross-Curr cular Focus: L e c enceName: ______________________________________

What s Eating You?

1) What is the relationship between producers andconsumers?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

2) What is the ultimate source of energy for all living things?

_________________________________________

3) How do animals help ensure that plants reproduce?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

) Give an example of a pollinator.

_________________________________________

5) Describe a food chain with at least three links. Whatis the producer? What is the primary consumer? Whatis the secondary consumer?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

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e v ng ngs n an ecosys em ave a ro e o p ay. an spro ucers. ns e e r green eaves ey ave roun scs

called chloroplasts. They are in stacks called grana. A greensubstance called chlorophyll fills the chloroplasts. It is what givesplants their green color. The chloroplasts allow plants to use water,sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce their own food. Thats whythey are called producers.

When an animal eats a plant, energy that the plant got fromthe sun is transferred to the animal. An animal that eats plants iscalled an herbivore. Since it is the first animal in the food chain, itis also the primary . A consumer is an animal that eatsplants or other animals. Consumers that eat only other animals

are called carnivores. Consumers that eat both plants and animalsare called omnivores.

Producers are critical to the survival of all living organismsin an ecosystem. Consumers depend on producers for the foodwhich gives them energy. None of the other living things in theecosystem would survive for long without producers.

Many plants make seeds by combining pollen from theirflowers with pollen from other flowers. Water or wind occasionallyhelp pollen get where it needs to go. Sometimes it is carried by

animals, especially birds and insects.Since some animals eat plants, it makes sense that animals

some mes e p p an s o repro uce, or ma e more p an s. eseanimals that help plants reproduce by carrying pollen from onep an o ano er are ca e po na ors. Larger animals oftenhelp plants reproduce without even realizing it. Some seeds arecaught in animal fur or eaten with fruit from the plants. The animalcarries seeds from one place to another so plants can spreadto new places. The seeds are deposited and grow in their newlocations. Carrying and scattering plant seeds so they will have

the opportunity to expand to new areas is called seed dispersal.

nswer t e o ow ng quest ons ase on

the reading passage. Dont forget to go

back to the passage whenever necessary

to find or confirm your answers.

ross-Curr cular Focus: L e c enceName: ______________________________________

What s Eating You?

1) What is the relationship between producers andconsumers?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

2) What is the ultimate source of energy for all living things?

_________________________________________

3) How do animals help ensure that plants reproduce?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

) Give an example of a pollinator.

_________________________________________

5) Describe a food chain with at least three links. Whatis the producer? What is the primary consumer? Whatis the secondary consumer?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

A consumer eats what the producer produces

the sun

They help plants pollinate and they

spread seeds.

a bird or insect

A plant (producer) is eaten by the first

animal (primary consumer). Another animal

(secondary consumer) eats the first animal.

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