Autotroph vs. Heterotroph
An organism that makes its OWN food is considered a(n):
Autotroph
A producer can be described as:
A consumer can be described as:
An organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms
A decomposer can be described as:
An organism that eats biotic (living or once living or dead) matter
A series of events in which one organism eats another to obtain energy and nutrients is known as:
Food Chain
An organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms is known as a(n):
Heterotroph
Another term for Producer is:
Autotroph
Another term for Consumer is:
Heterotroph
True or False: Decomposers return nutrients back into soil where new plants can grow
True!
A diagram that consists of many overlapping food chains is known as a:
Food Web
Another term for an Autotroph is:
Producer
Producers typically get their energy from:
The sun
Consumers typically get their energy from:
Other organisms
Decomposers typically get their energy from:
Dead organisms OR waste(poo poo pee pee)
In the following food chain:
Sun→ Flower→ Caterpillar→ Frog→ Snake→ Hawk→ Fungi
Which organism is the HERBIVORE
Caterpillar
Another term for Heterotroph is:
Consumer
True or False: Producers are typically plants
True!
Name three examples of Consumers
Humans, cats, dogs, rabbits, mice, fish, caterpillars lobsters, pufferfish, alligators, frogs, venus fly traps, etc.
ANYTHING that gets its energy from eating other organisms!
True or False: Vultures are decomposers
False
Vultures wait for organisms to die before eating them, but they are not responsible for returning nutrients back into soil
In the food web on the board: What three organisms does the frog eat?
Diving beetle, insects, slugs
A venus fly trap is a PLANT that waits for insects to land on them before trapping them for digestion. The venus fly trap is considered a(n):
Heterotroph OR Consumer
Name three examples of Producers
Trees, flowers, grass, seaweed, algae, etc.
ANY plant that gets its energy from the sun!!
What are the three TYPES of consumers
Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores
Extra 100 POINTS if you can identify which eats only plants, which eats only animals and which eats BOTH
Name three examples of Decomposers
Mushrooms, fungi, bacteria, mold, mildew, worms, maggots, etc.
ANYTHING that feeds on dead matter and returns the nutrients back to soil where new plants can grow
In the following food chain:
plant-> caterpillar -> bird
Identify the Primary consumer, Secondary Consumer and the producer
Plant= Producer
Caterpillar= Primary consumer
Bird= Secondary consumer