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Title: How consumers get food


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How consumers get food!
  • Herbivores!
  • Carnivores!
  • Omnivores!
  • Decomposer!
  • Scavengers!

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Herbivores
  • They are consumers that eat only producers.
  • For example Cows, rabbits, moose, and deer are
    all herbivores!

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Carnivores
  • A carnivore is a consumer that eats only other
    consumers! They are meat eaters!
  • For example weasels, anaconda, tigers, and
    bobcats.

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Omnivores
  • Omnivores are consumers that eat both producers
    and consumers.
  • For example raccoons, bears, and squirrels are
    omnivores.

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Decomposers
  • A decomposer is a consumer that breaks down dead
    matter and recycles the nutrients back into the
    earth.
  • For example fungi, worms, and some insects such
    as termites.

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Scavengers
  • Scavengers are consumers that eat animals and
    other living things that have been left over
    after others are finished eating them.
  • Buzzards, crows, and hyenas are examples of
    scavengers.
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