Producers
What is the primary source of energy for all food webs?
The sun
hat is the role of a predator in a food web?
To hunt and eat other animals (prey).
What happens to dead plants and animals in a food web?
They are broken down by decomposers.
Why are producers important in a food web?
Answer: They create energy for themselves and other organisms
How do herbivores get their energy?
By eating plants.
How do decomposers get their energy?
By breaking down dead organisms and waste.
What process do producers use to convert sunlight into energy?
Photosynthesis
What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?
Omnivore
Name a common decomposer.
Fungi or bacteria.
Name one example of a producer.
A plant, such as grass or a tree.
What is a carnivore? Give an example
A consumer that eats only meat; for example, a lion
How do decomposers help the environment?
They recycle nutrients back into the soil.
What do we call the organisms that can make their own food?
Producers.
What type of consumer eats only plants?
Herbivore.
What role do decomposers play in a food web?
They break down dead matter and return nutrients to the soil.