Description:Description:Go into greater detail of trophic pyramids and Go into greater detail of trophic pyramids and introduce the roles for each level.introduce the roles for each level.

Goals:Goals:Identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers.

Objectives: Day 2Objectives: Day 2•Explain the levels of the trophic pyramidExplain the levels of the trophic pyramid

•Describe the roles of organisms for those Describe the roles of organisms for those levels.levels.

Warm-UpWarm-Up

Q = Use the first letter in of the six kingdoms to Q = Use the first letter in of the six kingdoms to make a sentence:make a sentence:

Example from one word: HORSEExample from one word: HORSE

How Often do Rabbits Swim on Easter?How Often do Rabbits Swim on Easter?

A = Eubacteria, Archeabacteria, Protist, Fungi, A = Eubacteria, Archeabacteria, Protist, Fungi, Plants, Animals:Plants, Animals:

Ex.Ex.

People Eat Apples grown On Allen’s Plant People Eat Apples grown On Allen’s Plant Farm.Farm.

6 Kingdoms6 Kingdoms EubacteriaEubacteria ArchaebacteriaArchaebacteria FungiFungi PlantsPlants AnimalsAnimals ProtistsProtists

Basic Energy PyramidBasic Energy Pyramid(Trophic Levels)(Trophic Levels)

Primary Producers

Primary Consumers

Secondary Consumers Carnivores

Herbivores

Autotrophs

OmnivoresOmnivores

TopTop

ConsumerConsumer Secondary ConsumerSecondary Consumer

(Carnivores)(Carnivores)

Primary ConsumersPrimary Consumers (Herbivores)(Herbivores)

Primary ProducersPrimary Producers

(Autotrophs)(Autotrophs)

Decomposers Scavengers

ExamplesExamples Primary ProducerPrimary Producer

TreesTrees

Primary ConsumerPrimary Consumer BuffaloBuffalo

Secondary ConsumerSecondary Consumer HyenaHyena

Top ConsumerTop Consumer TigerTiger

OmnivoreOmnivore HumansHumans

ExamplesExamples DecomposersDecomposers

FungiFungi BacteriaBacteria

ScavengersScavengers VultureVulture RaccoonsRaccoons

Trophic Pyramid & Trophic Pyramid & VocabularyVocabulary

You’ll need your textbook:You’ll need your textbook:

Complete the Vocabulary Chart and Trophic Complete the Vocabulary Chart and Trophic Pyramid.Pyramid.