Producers
What is a producer?
An organism that can make its own food
What is a consumer?
An organism that gets its energy from eating another organism
What is a decomposer?
An organism that breaks down dead organisms and wastes to live and grow
What is an ecosystem?
All the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an area
What process do producers use to make their own food?
Photosynthesis
What do consumers eat to get energy?
plants, other animals
What is a fungi?
A group of organisms that act as a decomposers
What are 3 needs that must be met for an organism in an ecosystem?
water, food, shelter
What is photosynthesis?
The process that producers use to make their own food
How do consumers store their excess food?
as fat
What is a compost?
a model showing the path of energy through a series of organisms in an ecosystem
What gas is produced as waster during photosynthesis?
oxygen
What process do consumers use to get energy from the food they eat?
Digestion
What is a type of decomposer that can only be seen with a microscope?
bacteria
What is a food web?
a diagram that shows the many connected food chains and feeding relationships in an ecosystem
What do producers need to do photosynthesis?
sunlight, carbon dioxide, water
How is a food chain different from a food web?
a food web is a bunch of food chains that are connected
What is an example of a decomposer?
worm, mushroom
What is an energy pyramid?
a model that shows the amount of energy that is passed on at each level of the food chain