Food Webs and Food Chains

Front

What is a producer?

Back

An organism that creates its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

Front

What is a food web?

Back

A system of interconnected food chains that shows the transfer of energy among various organisms in an ecosystem.

Front

Which organism receives energy from a snake?

Back

A hawk, as it is a predator that can eat the snake.

Front

What type of consumer eats both plants and meat?

Back

Omnivores are consumers that eat both plants and animals.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

The flow of energy from one organism to another in a linear sequence.

Front

What is a primary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats producers; typically herbivores.

Front

What is a secondary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats primary consumers; can be carnivores or omnivores.

Front

What role do decomposers play in a food web?

Back

Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

Front

What is the difference between a predator and prey?

Back

A predator hunts and eats other organisms, while prey is the organism that is hunted.

Front

What is an example of a herbivore?

Back

A rabbit, which primarily eats plants.