Ecosystem Vocabulary

Front

A living thing that makes its own food from the sun is a what? Options: producer, consumer, decomposer, herbivore

Back

producer

Front

An organism that eats both plants and animals is called a what? Options: herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, decomposer

Back

omnivore

Front

An organism that gets its energy by breaking down dead and decaying matter and putting nutrients back into the soil is called what?

Back

decomposer

Front

What is the process called where plants make their own food?

Back

photosynthesis

Front

What is an organism called that eats only meat? Options: herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, decomposer

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carnivore

Front

What is one thing a plant needs for photosynthesis?

Back

carbon dioxide

Front

What is one thing that comes out as a result of photosynthesis?

Back

oxygen

Front

An organism that eats only plants is called what? Options: herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, decomposer

Back

herbivore

Front

What is an illustration that has arrows and shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another?

Back

food chain

Front

An animal that HUNTS and eats other animals is called what? Options: prey, predator, herbivore, scavenger

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predator