A.4 Roles and Processes in an Ecosystem Flashcards
What is a consumer?
any organism that eats other living things for food
What is a carnivore?
A consumer that only eats other animals
What is a herbivore?
A consumer that only eats plants
What is an omnivore?
A consumer that eats booths plants and animals
What is a producer?
An organism that can create it’s own food and is consumed by other animals. (plants)
What is the formula for photosynthesis?
energy + carbon dioxide + water -> food + oxygen
What is the formula for cellular respiration?
food + oxygen -> energy + carbon dioxide + water
What is a scavenger?
An animal that feeds off of the remains of living things that are killed by other consumers
Are scavengers consumers or producers?
consumers
How does a producer get it’s energy?
the sun
How does a consumer get it’s energy?
the plants or animals it eats
How does a decomposer get it’s energy?
the dead organisms it breaks down
What is a decomposer?
consumers that break down (decompose) dead plants and animals
