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FOOD CHAIN
Sheep Farmer 
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Everything a farmer does is connected to the                                they are using to produce food for you and all the people of the world.  
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Everything a farmer does is connected to the they are using to produce food for you and all the people of the world.

food chain

Food Chain – shows how energy captured from the sun is then moved from one living thing to the next based on who eats who

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Sheep Farmer

FOOD CHAIN

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Drag and drop the pictures to construct the food chain that a Sheep Farmer uses to produce food for us.

STEP 1:

ENERGY

GRASS

SHEEP

HUMANS

See answer

STEP 2:

producer

consumer

producer

consumer

producer

consumer

Label each plant and animal as a or

producer

Producers make their own food using energy from the Sun (i.e. plants).

consumer

Consumers need to eat plants or animals to get their food.

Drag the appropriate word below each link in the food chain.

ENERGY

GRASS

SHEEP

HUMANS

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SOLUTION

producer

consumer

consumer

ENERGY

GRASS

SHEEP

HUMANS

Sheep farmers provide food, water, shelter, and health care year-round for their sheep so that they can produce high quality food for you.Sheep farmers must also protect their sheep from coyotes, bears, and eagles that will kill and eat the sheep. These animals are part of the sheep farmer

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food web

A food web shows the many ways plants and animals are connected based on who eats who. Food webs are made up of many interconnected food chains.

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STEP 3:

1. Drag and drop these plants and animals to complete the sheep farmer food web.

COYOTE

EAGLE

BEAR

ENERGY

GRASS

SHEEP

HUMANS

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STEP 4:

Label each animal in this food web as or . (Remember people are part of the animal kingdom too!)

COYOTE

EAGLE

BEAR

predator

Predators kill other animals for food.

prey

Prey are animals that are eaten by other animals.

Drag and drop the PREDATOR and PREY labels on to the correct animals!

predator

predator

predator

predator

predator

predator

prey

prey

prey

prey

prey

ENERGY

GRASS

SHEEP

HUMANS

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COYOTE

EAGLE

BEAR

SOLUTION:

predator

predator

predator

predator

ENERGY

prey

GRASS

SHEEP

HUMANS

Sheep poop in the fields during the summer and in the barnyard during the winter. Sheep farmers spread the poop called that builds up in the barnyard during the winter back onto the fields. Manure contains many valuable , so it makes a great plant fertilizer.

plant nutrients

The 3 main plant nutrients are Nitrogen (N), Phosphorous (P), and Potassium (K). Plants get these nutrients from the soil.

manure

Manure is also called feces or dung.

Dung beetles eat the manure. This breaks down the manure and helps to return the nutrients to the soil. Plants then use those nutrients along with water, carbon dioxide and energy from the sun to make their own food. Dung beetles are a very important part of the sheep farmer’s food web.

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"TED-Ed Why isn't the world covered in poop?" - Eleanor Slade and Paul Manning

Why Isn't the world covered in poop?

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COYOTE

EAGLE

BEAR

omnivore

omnivore

omnivore

omnivore

Label each animal on your Sheep Farmer’s Food Web as an or by dragging and dropping the correct term on top of each animal picture.

STEP 5:

MANURE

ENERGY

DUNG BEETLE

GRASS

herbivore,

Herbivores are plant eaters.

carnivore,

Carnivores are flesh (meat) eaters

omnivore,

Omnivores eat both plants and flesh (meat).

scavenger

Scavengers eat dead plant and animal material

scavenger

scavenger

scavenger

SHEEP

scavenger

carnivore

carnivore

carnivore

carnivore

carnivore

herbivore

herbivore

herbivore

herbivore

HUMANS

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COYOTE

EAGLE

BEAR

omnivore

omnivore

SOLUTION:

MANURE

ENERGY

DUNG BEETLE

GRASS

scavenger

SHEEP

carnivore

carnivore

herbivore

HUMANS

Use the Sheep Farmer food web to answer these questions.

COYOTE

EAGLE

BEAR

omnivore

omnivore

ENERGY

MANURE

DUNG BEETLE

GRASS

scavenger

SHEEP

carnivore

herbivore

HUMANS

START QUIZ

1. Animals are consumers. They get their energy from the plant and animal foods they eat. Plants are producers. Where do producers get the energy they need?

AIR

sun

soil

water

Correct!

You got it!

NEXT QUESTION

2. A food web is made up of many interconnected food chains. Look at the food web to identify who is missing from this food chain.

SEE FOOD WEB

DUNG BEETLE

COYOTE

GRASS

SHEEP

EAGLE

HUMAN

Correct!

You got it!

NEXT QUESTION

3. Which of these is a producer?

SEE FOOD WEB

DUNG BEETLE

ALL THE ABOVE

SHEEP

GRASS

Correct!

You got it!

NEXT QUESTION

4. Which of these animals is NOT a predator?

SEE FOOD WEB

bear

coyote

eagle

SHEEP

Correct!

You got it!

NEXT QUESTION

5. Why is manure useful?

SEE FOOD WEB

a. Manure provides food for dung beetles.

b. Manure contains many plant nutrients.

c. Manure is used a fertilizer for plants.

d. All the above

Correct!

You got it!

NEXT QUESTION

Drag and drop each animal under the word that describes what it eats.

COYOTE

EAGLE

BEAR

omnivore

omnivore

omnivore

omnivore

DUNG BEETLE

scavenger

SHEEP

scavenger

scavenger

scavenger

carnivore

carnivore

carnivore

carnivore

herbivore

herbivore

herbivore

herbivore

HUMANS

SOLUTION

SOLUTION:

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COYOTE

EAGLE

BEAR

omnivore

omnivore

omnivore

omnivore

DUNG BEETLE

scavenger

scavenger

SHEEP

scavenger

scavenger

carnivore

carnivore

carnivore

carnivore

herbivore

herbivore

herbivore

herbivore

HUMANS

Congrats!

Not baaa-d at all!

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