Producers
This is the process producers use to make their own energy
photosynthesis
This type of consumer eats only plants and give an example
herbivore
This type of decomposer is too small to see without tools
bacteria
A single living thing
organism
Living parts of an ecosystem
biotic factors
Give two examples of a producer
grass, trees, flowers etc
This type of consumer eats only animals and give an example.
carnivore
This type of decomposer can be large or small
fungus or mushroom
The inter-connected set of food chains is called
food web
Non living parts of an ecosystemn
abiotic factors
Producers get their energy directly from where?
sun
This type of consumer eats both plants and animals and give an example.
Omnivore
This type of organism absorbs the nutrients from decayed plants and animals
decomposer
All food webs start where?
the sun
The study of living things and their environments
ecology
Producers get added energy from the soil. How does the energy get there?
decomposers
Another name for a herbivore is
primary consumer or plant
Give an example of a decomposer
bacteria; fungus; earthworms; mold
A food chain shows the flow of __________. Only about 10% moves from one level to the next.
energy
All of the living and non living things in an environment
ecosystem
Describe the effect if all the producers in an ecosystem died
The whole ecosystem would be affected. The herbivores wouldn't have enough to eat and die. The carnivores wouldn't have the herbivores to eat so they would die.
Another name for a carnivore is
secondary or tertiary consumer, meat eater
True or false? A virus is a decomposers
false
Put in order: squirrel, lynx, evergreen tree, fox, sun
sun, evergreen tree, squirrel, fox, lynx
The gas producers need to make their food
carbon dioxide