Energy in Ecosystems

Question 1

Omnivore

Answer 1

consumer which eats plants + animals

Question 2

Carnivore

Answer 2

consumer which eats other animals

Question 3

Herbivore

Answer 3

consumer which eats plants

Question 4

Primary Consumer

Answer 4

consumer that can only consume plants

Question 5

Producer

Answer 5

organisms which produce their own food

Question 6

Secondary Consumer

Answer 6

organisms that get energy from feeding on other organisms

Question 7

Decomposer

Answer 7

an organism which eats dead organisms/animal droppings and breaks them down into simple materials

Question 8

Pyramid of Energy

Answer 8

illustrates the energy at each level of the chain e

Question 9

Pyramid of Numbers

Answer 9

illustrates number of organisms in a habitat

Question 10

Pyramid of Biomass

Answer 10

a diagram to illustrate the amount of biological material within a food chain

Question 11

Food Chain

Answer 11

shows feeding relationships from producer to consumer

Question 12

Food Web

Answer 12

shows all feeding interactions between organisms in an ecosystem

Question 13

IntERspecific Competition

Answer 13

Competition between members of all DIFFERENT species for ONE or a FEW of the resources they need

Question 14

IntRAspecific Competition

Answer 14

Competition between members of the SAME species for ALL resources needed

Question 15

Prey

Answer 15

an organism which the predator hunts and feeds on

Question 16

Predator

Answer 16

the animal which hunts and kills another animal for food