Producers
what is a producer?
all different types of plants
what is a primary consumer?
animals that eat plants
what is a secondary consumer?
animal that eats primary consumers
what is an apex consumer?
animal/person that eats secondary consumer. And is not eaten.
what is a decomposer?
eats up any dead material
How dose a producer make its food and make energy?
it does it by photosynthesis
when a primary consumer eats a plant, how does it get its energy?
the energy from that plant moves into the animal it is eaten from
how does a secondary consumer get its energy?
it eats the herbivore and the energy then transfers
how dose an apex consumer get its energy?
it eats the secondary consumer and transfers energy again. But it is the one that gets less energy.
how does a decomposer get its energy?
Because when any animal dies a decomposer comes to decompose the dead material
why is a producer important in a ecosystem?
producers are extremely important living things within an ecosystem because they make food for other organisms
why is a primary consumer important in the ecosystem?
They help in the transfer of energy within an ecosystem, without which an ecosystem can lose its balance and collapse
why are secondary consumers important to the ecosystem?
they control the population of primary consumers by eating them for energy. Secondary consumers also provide energy to the tertiary consumers that hunt them
why ate apex consumers important to the ecosystem?
they operate as a negative feedback on the prey populations, providing ecological stability
why are decomposers important to the ecosystem?
they break apart dead organisms into simpler inorganic materials, making nutrients available to primary producers