Ecosystems 1
An organism that eats meat
What is a Carnivore
An organism that uses sunlight to create its food
What is a producer
any animal that feeds mainly on plants; plant-eater
What is a herbivore?
Bears, humans, raccoons, many birds are this type of organism, based specifically on which foods they eat
What is an omnivore?
A plant's source of energy
What is sun?
Plants use this process to turn light into chemical energy
What is photosynthesis?
In a food web the mushroom and bacteria are....
What are decomposers?
At the bottom of the food pyramid, what are those organisms called
What are producers
bacteria, fungi, worms, ants, beetles, sow bugs
What are some examples of decomposers?
Food chains that is interconnected/overlaps in a particular ecosystem
What is a food web?
The living and nonliving things and the ways they interact in an environment (ex: redwood forest, swamp, Mojave Desert)
What is an ecosystem?
On the pyramid what is the organism that eats the producer called
What are primary consumers?
An animal that eats plants or other animals and does not make its own food.
What is a consumer?
an organism that hunts, kills, and eats other organisms
What is a predator