Food Webs
What is the primary source of energy in most ecosystems?
The sun
The process that plants use to create their own food is called __________________
Photosynthesis
What do decomposers need to compost?
Food, water, oxygen
Organisms that eat other organisms for energy are called ____________________.
Consumers
Earthworms and mushrooms are what type of organism?
Decomposer
The path of energy from one organism to another
Food Chain
Organisms that use photosynthesis to create their own food are called ______________
Producers
What is compost AFTER it has been decomposed?
Soil/waste from decomposers
Organisms that break down dead and decayed organic matter are called ________________.
Decomposers
grass ------ mouse ---------eagle
What is a consumer in this food chain?
Mouse or Eagle
More than one food chain is called a ___________
Food web
Where do producers get energy from?
The sun
What is compost BEFORE it has been decomposed?
Organic matter/dead and decayed organisms
Consumers that eat only plants are called _____________________.
Producers
green algae--------sturgeon fish ---------grouper
What does the arrow from green algae to sturgeon fish mean?
Sturgeon fish get energy from green algae by eating it.
All nonliving and living things interact in an ________
Ecosystem
Producers need ______________________ for photosynthesis.
Water, Carbon Dioxide and energy from the sun
What is organic matter?
Dead and decayed living organisms
Organisms that eat only other consumers/animals are called ______________.
Carnivores
How do holes in a compost bin help decomposers?
They let in water and oxygen
What do the arrows in a food web show?
How food energy moves from one organism to another.
What do plants make using photosynthesis?
Glucose (sugar) and oxygen
What is NONorganic matter?
Nonliving things, such as plastic, glass or metal
Organisms that eat both plants and animals are called _____________ .
Omnivores
Are herbivores primary or secondary consumers?
Primary consumers