Food Webs
A food web shows the flow of this
energy
Producers get their energy from
The sun
A blackberry would be a....
Producer
A carnivore eats this
Meat/ other animals
An environment made up of living and nonliving things interacting together
This eats or consumes plants
primary consumer
The process that occurs in the leaves of plants, where sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide combine to create sugar.
Photosynthesis
A cricket would be a....
primary consumer
A Herbivore eats this
Plants
A species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction
Endangered species
This eats or consumes the primary consumer
Secondary Consumer
Plants need these two things.
Water and Air (Carbon Dioxide)
A frog would be a....
secondary consumer
An omnivore eats this
Both plants and animals
A group of living organisms consisting of animals or plants that are similar and which can produce young animals.
Species
This eats or consumes the secondary consumer
Tertiary Consumer
This type of plant is an example of a producer in most ecosystems.
A tree
A fox would be a...
tertiary consumer
All of the individuals of the same species within an ecological community
Population
This eats or consumes dead plants and animals and turns them into nutrients that plants need to grow.
Decomposer
These small green plants live in ponds, lakes, and oceans and are producers.
Algae
decomposer
Apex Predator
The variety of species in a certain ecosystem
Biodiversity