Keep the Energy Moving:

The Energy Circle

Energy flows from the sun    -> to the plants ( the PRIMARY PROCUCERS OF FOOD)   -> then to the plant eaters (HERBIVORES)  -> then to the meat eaters (CARNIVORES) At the bottom are the DECOMPOSERS (worms, bacteria, micro-organisms) break down all the dead stuff and return the parts to the earth.

Green plants (and certain types of bacteria) and are called "primary producers" because they produce energy that can be used by the rest of the living organisms on earth.

They capture energy from the sun use it to make sugares (sucrose and glucose) and other compounds that other life forms can eat and "burn" for energy.

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