Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Food web
Water Cycle
100

What is the main source of energy in the ecosystem?

The Sun

100

What do primary consumers eat that gives me energy?

Producers

100

What is a decomposer?

an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that breaks down nutrients into the soil

100

What kinds of animals do the Marine food webs include?

Aquatic animals 

100

What are the four steps of the water cycle?

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, and Run-Off

200

Name one producer.

Answers will vary

200

What does a secondary consumer eat?

Secondary consumers eat primary consumers in order to get the nutrients needed to survive

200

Where do decomposers get there energy from?

by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes

200

 What do the arrows in a food chain or food web indicate?

Flow of energy

200

This step in the water cycle is where clouds are formed

Condensation

300

Name a terrestrial producer.

Any kind of plant

300

Can a consumer occupy more than one level in a food web?

Yes,both the mouse and the owl are examples of a consumer that occupies more than one level in the food web.

300

Name an example of a decomposer

Bacteria, Funghi, etc.

300

In this Marine food web what animals is the primary consumer? 

The Zooplankton

300

What are the four forms of precipitation?

Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail

400

What is photosynthesis?

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight, air and water to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. 

400

Name a consumer. 

Insect,mouse,shrew,deer,rabbit,cougar,and snake

400

What does a scavenger and decomposer do?

Decomposers and scavengers break down dead plants and animals. 

400

What is the decomposer?

The bacteria and virus

400

What step of the water cycle brings water back down to Earth?

Precipitation

500

Can producers in the ocean live under 1000 meters or on the ocean bottom?

No, sunlight only reaches to about 1,000 meter and producers need sunlight to survive so they cannot live under 1,000 metters.

500

What is a primary consumer and how many are there in one food web?

A primary consumer is the animal that eats the producer and there is normally only one

500

Are there harmful decomposers?

Yes, bacteria is a harmful decomposer that can cause people to be sick and to need to take antibiotics.

500

How does matter in an ecosystem travel?

Matter is recycled over and over again in an ecosystem. It begins with the main source of energy and travels to the producer. The primary consumer eats the producer, the secondary consumer eats the primary and the tertiary eats the secondary. The decomposer breaks down dead nutrients from both plants and animals into the soil.

500

What phase change is occurring when a gas turns into a liquid?

Condensation

M
e
n
u