Food Webs/Food Chains
What is the beginning of the food web or food chain?
The producer/the plant
what uses photosynthesis
plants
What is an herbivore
An organism that eats only plants.
what is the start of the food web or food chain?
producers
true or false, all consumers use photosynthesis to make food molecules
false.
What is a carnivore
an organism that eats only meat.
What do the arrows in a food web/ food chain represent?
The flow of energy and matter throughout an ecosystem.
What is photosynthesis
how plants make their food
What is an omnivore?
An organism that eats both plants and meat/other animals.
What is the original source of food molecules in the food web?
The producers
The Sun
What process do plants use to make their own food?
Photosynthesis
What is the original source of energy in an ecosystem.
The Sun
Write out the reaction of photosynthesis with what it produces.
Sunlight + Water + Carbon Dioxide --> O2 + C6H12O6
When we eat, what do we turn food molecules into?
body molecules and energy