Mixed
Types of Consumers
FOOD CHAIN
VOCABULARY
100

what supplies the energy in a food chain

sun

100

eats only plants

herbivore

100
a food chain passes ________ from one living thing to another.
what is energy
100

the path of energy from one living thing to another in an ecosystem

 food chain

200

how does a plant make its own food

photosynthesis

200

eats only meat

carnivore

200

a food chain always begins with a ________ after the sun.

What is a producer

200

organism that eats, gets its energy by consuming other organisms

 consumer

300

why is a human considered an omnivore

we eat both plants and animals

300

eats both plants and animals

omnivore

300

give an example of a food chain in a forest ecosystem with at least 3 organisms

various

300

process of plants using sunlight to make food

photosynthesis

400

can an organism be a predator and a prey?  explain

yes

400

fungus, earthworms are what type of consumer

decomposers

400

name 3 examples of producers

grass flower tree etc

400

type of consumer that gets energy from remains of other organisms and returns nutrients to the soil

decomposer

500

why are decomposers important

nutrients in the soil

500

can animals be a producer?  explain

no they can't make their own food, they must consume

500

make a food chain with the following: mouse, hawk, snake, grass

grass, mouse, snake, hawk

500

organisms that hunts and kills its prey 

predator

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