unit 6 the biosphere
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THE BIOSPHERE
Alberto Serna Ramírez 5º de Primaria
Unit 6
WHAT´S THE BIOSPHERE ?* The biosphere is the largest ecosystem
because it is made up of planet Earth and all the living things that inhabit it.
FOOD CHAIN Food chains are connected to one another
by their food relationships.
FOOD CHAIN
PRODUCERS
CONSUMERS DECOMPOSERS
PRODUCERSLiving things that produce their own food from sunlight, water and minerals salts from the soil examples ( plants and algae).
CONSUMERS Living things that eat other living things ( animals ).
* PRIMARY CONSUMERSAre animals that eat plants ( herbivores ) such as rabbits and grasshoppers.
* SECONDARY CONSUMERSAre animals that eat herbivorous animals such as foxes and owls are ( carnivores and omnivores ).
* TERTIARY CONSUMERS Are animals that eat secondary consumers such as ( hawks and snakes ).
TERTIARY CONSUMERS
TERTIARY CONSUMERS
PREDATORS
PARASITESSCAVENGERS
Tertiary consumers
PREDATORS are carnivorous animals that hunt other animals for food ( lions, tigers… ).
SCAVENGERS are carnivorous animals that eat the dead bodies of other animals ( vultures ).
PARASITES feed of living things without killing
them mosquitoes.
DECOMPOSERS Living things that decompose the remains of other plants and animals so the minerals of these living things return to the soil.( fungi and bacteria ).
FOOD WEB Food webs are a combination of various food
chains.