Producers
What is the main source of energy for producers in a food chain?
The sun
What are organisms that eat producers called?
Primary consumers.
What is the main function of decomposers in an ecosystem?
To break down dead materials.
What do arrows in a food chain represent?
The direction of energy flow.
How are food chains and food webs similar?
Both show the flow of energy within an ecosystem.
Give an example of a producer found in a forest ecosystem.
A tree
Name a type of consumer that eats other consumers.
Secondary consumer. (Snake, anteater, etc)
Name a common decomposer found in soil.
Earthworm.
Create a simple food chain with a plant and an animal.
Grass → Rabbit → Fox.
What is a food web?
A combination of several interconnected food chains.
How do producers obtain their energy?
They use sunlight to make food through photosynthesis.
What is the role of consumers in an ecosystem?
They transfer energy by eating producers or other consumers
How do decomposers contribute to the nutrient cycle?
They return nutrients back to the soil after breaking down dead organisms.
Where does the energy in a food chain come from?
The sun.
Why are food webs more complex than food chains?
They include multiple organisms and their relationships.
What role do producers play in an ecosystem?
They are the source of energy for consumers.
How does energy move through a food chain involving consumers?
Energy is transferred from producers to consumers when they are eaten.
What happens to materials that decomposers break down?
They are recycled into the ecosystem.
What is a producer in a food chain?
An organism that makes its own food.
How does a food web demonstrate the interdependence of organisms?
It shows how various species rely on each other for energy.
Describe how energy moves from a producer to a consumer.
Consumers eat the producers to obtain energy.
Give an example of a tertiary consumer in a food chain.
A hawk.
Explain the importance of decomposers to plant life
They enrich the soil with nutrients that plants need to grow
Describe how a food chain shows the flow of energy.
Energy moves from the sun to producers, then to consumers.
What happens to a food web if one species is removed?
It can disrupt the balance and affect other species in the web.