____ from sunlight is captured by plants during the process of photosynthesis.
Energy
I eat dead or decaying matter and give the nutrients back to the soil. What am I?
Decomposer
What does the rabbit consume in this food web?

Carrots and grass
Which of the following organisms are living factors?
Rain, sunlight, bear, skunk, berries, clouds, soil
Bear, Skunk, Berries
I have to eat other organisms to get my energy. What am I?
Consumer
Create a four linked food chain on a piece of paper.
Answers will vary
What are the non-living factors in this ecosystem.

soil or dirt, rocks, water, sunlight
As energy is passed from one trophic level to the next, __ percent of energy is lost, and __ energy is given off.
10 percent, thermal (heat)
Answer will vary
Which organism has the least amount of energy?

Hawk
A model that shows the complex network of feeding relationships and the flow of energy are known as ____________. (a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains)
Food Web
If the grasshopper populations dies off, what will happen to the other organisms in the food web?
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The organisms that eat the grasshopper will die off, the organisms that are eaten by the grasshopper will grow, and the organisms that compete with the grasshopper for food will grow.