unit 6 the biosphere

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.