- Ecology is the study of plants and animals and their environment.
- Habitat is the area where a plant lives.
Producers
- Producers are plants, they can make their own food.
Plants make their own food using a process called photosyntesis.
Consumers
- Animals cannot make their own food
- They get their food by eating other plants and animals
The different types of Consumers
Herbivores
herbivores are animals that eat plants only e.g. rabbits
Carnivores
Carnivores are animals that eat other animals only e.g. halks
Omnivores
Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and animals e.g. Badgers
Decomposers
Decomposers are animals that feed on the dead remains of plants and animals e.g. woodlice, fungi.