Ecosystems and Species

Investigation

Where does the energy in ecosystems come from?

​Shared reading: Orange textbooks, page 266

Investigation

Where does the energy in ecosystems come from?

Producers: Organisms that use an outside energy source like the sun to make their own food

Investigation

Where does the energy in ecosystems come from?

Consumers: Organisms that cannot make their own food and must eat other organisms

Investigation

Where does the energy in ecosystems come from?

Decomposers: Organisms that feed on wastes and other dead organisms

Work Period

Complete the Interactions Within Ecosystems Graphic Organizer!
Use the textbook pages 266 and 267
Use laptops for images of each category to draw!