Energy flow in Ecosystems

Question 1

An organism that can make its own food

…are the source of all the food in an ecosystem

Answer 1

producer

Question 2

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and scavengers are types of

Answer 2

consumer

Question 3

Consumers that eat only plants

Answer 3

Herbivores

Question 4

Consumers that eat only animals

Answer 4

Carnivores

Question 5

Consumers that eat both plants and animals

Answer 5

Omnivores

Question 6

A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms

Answer 6

Scavengers

Question 7

Break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the ecosystem

Answer 7

Decomposers

Question 8

is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.

Answer 8

Food Chain

Question 9

consists of many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

Answer 9

Food Web

Question 10

Shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.

Answer 10

Energy Pyramid

Question 11

The steps in a food chain or food web. In an energy pyramid each level of the pyramid is known as a

Answer 11

Trophic Level