Wetlands, food chains and food webs

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Food Chain & Food Webs
In the Wetlands

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What is a food chain?
-How every living things hunts or gets it’s food
-How energy & nutrients get passed from animal to animal.
-How some animals eat other animals or plants

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Pictures of Food chains & Food
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Producers
Producers are any type of green plant that makes sugar from energy and
sunlight which primary consumers eat. These plants are on the bottom
layer of the food chain and are the most important.

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Primary consumers
Primary consumers are animals that feed on green plants
(producers), primary consumers are herbivores and also
usually smaller animals.

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Secondary Consumers
Secondary consumers are animals that eat primary consumers. They
are carnivores and omnivores are on the third layer of the food chain.

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Tertiary Consumers
Tertiary consumers are bigger animals that eat secondary consumers,
these animals are carnivores. They are on the top layer of the food
pyramid. But humans are at the top of all food chains.

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Interesting facts
Wetlands have many important functions that benefit people and wildlife.
■ Provide habitat for a wide variety and number of wildlife and plants.
■ Filter, clean and store water - in other words, acting like kidneys for
other ecosystems!
■ Collect and hold flood waters.
■ Absorb wind and tidal forces.
■ Provide places of beauty and many recreational activities

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Quiz!!

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What was our presentation about?
How many times did we mention producers?
What are the most important part of the food chain or
pyramid?

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