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Essential Question: Which group in the food chain is most important? To answer this question, you must compare the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers. Then, rank them from the most beneficial to humans to the least beneficial. Task 1:

You will visit two websites to learn valuable information about producers, consumers, and decomposers-Geography 4 Kids and Sheppard Software. You will search these sites for the definition, energy source, and role of each group in the food chain.

Task 2:

It is your job to fill in the table on the activity sheet in order to compare the groups in the food chain. Using the links provided below labeled “producers,” “consumers,” and “decomposers,” you must look for information regarding the definition, role, benefits to humans, and energy source of each group. Once you have all of this information, then you must rank the groups from what you think are most beneficial to humans to least. 1= most beneficial and 3= least beneficial.

Task 3:

Now, write a paragraph explaining which group in the food chain you feel is the most important given the information you gathered on your chart. Provide convincing facts as evidence to support your choice.

Links to Information: Producers and Consumers:

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http://www.kidsdiscover.com/spotlight/ecosystems/?wpss-routing=results

Decomposers:

http://citadel.sjfc.edu/students/naa07113/e-port/decomposers.html

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