flow of energy

Question 1

Ecosystem

Answer 1

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system.

Question 2

Producer

Answer 2

They make their own food, which creates energy for them to grow, reproduce and survive.

Question 3

Consumer

Answer 3

Primary consumers are herbivores, feeding on plants.

Question 4

Decomposer

Answer 4

When plants and animals die, they become food for decomposers like bacteria, fungi and earthworms

Question 5

Food Chain

Answer 5

A food chain is a linear network of links in a food web starting from producer organisms and ending at apex predator species, detritivores, or decomposer species.

Question 6

Food Web

Answer 6

A food web is the natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community.

Question 7

Photosynthesis

Answer 7

Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that, through cellular respiration, can later be released to fuel the organism’s metabolic activities.

Question 8

Cellular Respiration

Answer 8

Cellular respiration, the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules, diverting the chemical energy in these substances into life-sustaining activities and discarding, as waste products, carbon dioxide and water.