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Food Chains

Term Definition

Ecosystem all the living and nonliving things in an area

Predator an animal that eats another animal

Prey an animal that is eaten by another animal

Consumer a living thing that cannot make its own food

Producer a living thing that can produce its own food

Primary consumer an animal that eats only plants (herbivore)

Secondary consumer an animal that eats only other animals (carnivore)

Tertiary consumer an animal that eats both primary and secondary consumers

Decomposer creature that gets its energy from eating dead animals or plants

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African Savanna Amazon Rain Forest

Grass—Cricket—Rat— Plants—Butterflies—Spiders—
Grass snake Poison dart frogs

Producer: grass Producer: plants


Consumers: cricket, rat, grass snake Consumers: butterflies, spiders, poison dart
frogs

Amazon River American Desert

Water plants—Capybara— Cacti and shrubs—Beetle—


Caiman Lizard—Roadrunner

Producer: water plants Producer: cacti and shrubs


Consumers: capybara, caiman Consumers: beetle, lizard, roadrunner

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American Grassland Arctic

Grass and seeds—Rabbit— Plant life—Copepod—Arctic cod—


Ferret—Owl Ringed seal—Polar bear

Producer: grass and seeds Producer: plant life


Consumers: rabbit, ferret, owl Consumers: copepod, Arctic cod, ringed seal,
polar bear

Australian Bush Australian Rain Forest

Plants—Beetle— Plants and fruit—Insects—


Possum—Dingo Bandicoot—Rufous owl

Producer: plants Producer: plants and fruit


Consumers: beetle, possum, dingo Consumers: insects, bandicoot, rufous owl

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Boreal Forest/Taiga Coniferous Forest

Plants (plant juice)—Aphid—Ladybug— Plants and seeds—Squirrel—


Songbirds—Great horned owl—Lynx Weasel—Fox

Producer: plants (plant juice) Producer: plants and seeds


Consumers: aphid, ladybug, songbirds, great Consumers: squirrel, weasel, fox
horned owl, lynx

Deciduous Forest Gobi Desert

Grass—Grasshopper—Frog— Leaves and seeds—Insects—


Snake—Hawk Lizard—Golden eagle

Producer: grass Producer: leaves and seeds


Consumers: grasshopper, frog, snake, hawk Consumers: insects, lizard, golden eagle

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Mangrove Swamp Marsh

Mangrove tree—Mangrove crab— Marsh grass—Rabbit—


Mudskipper—Kingfisher Fox—Mountain lion (cougar)

Producer: mangrove tree Producer: marsh grass


Consumers: mangrove crab, mudskipper, Consumers: rabbit, fox, mountain lion
kingfisher (cougar)

Pond Tundra

Algae—Mosquito larva— Lichen—Snowshoe hare—


Fish—Raccoon Ermine—Arctic fox

Producer: algae Producer: lichen


Consumers: mosquito larva, fish, raccoon Consumers: snowshoe hare, ermine, Arctic
fox

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African Savanna Amazon Rain Forest

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Consumers: __________________________________ Consumers: __________________________________
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Amazon River American Desert

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Producer: ____________________________________ Producer: ____________________________________


Consumers: __________________________________ Consumers: __________________________________
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American Grassland Arctic

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Producer: ____________________________________ Producer: ____________________________________
Consumers: __________________________________ Consumers: __________________________________
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Australian Bush Australian Rain Forest

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Producer: ____________________________________ Producer: ____________________________________


Consumers: __________________________________ Consumers: __________________________________
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Boreal Forest/Taiga Coniferous Forest

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Producer: ____________________________________ Producer: ____________________________________
Consumers: __________________________________ Consumers: __________________________________
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Deciduous Forest Gobi Desert

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Producer: ____________________________________ Producer: ____________________________________
Consumers: __________________________________ Consumers: __________________________________
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Mangrove Swamp Marsh

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Producer: ____________________________________ Producer: ____________________________________


Consumers: __________________________________ Consumers: __________________________________
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Pond Tundra

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Producer: ____________________________________ Producer: ____________________________________


Consumers: __________________________________ Consumers: __________________________________
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