Ecosystems Review

Front

What is the path by which energy flows from one living thing to another?

Back

Food chain

Front

What do you call an organism that eats only plants?

Back

Herbivore

Front

What is the home of an animal or plant called?

Back

Habitat

Front

What is a plant or animal that breaks down dead plants and animals?

Back

Decomposer

Front

What type of ecosystem includes desert, tundra, grassland, and forest biomes?

Back

Terrestrial

Front

What is the term for a living thing that can make its own food using sunlight?

Back

Producer

Front

What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals?

Back

Omnivore

Front

What is the term for a group of different species living together in a specific area?

Back

Community

Front

What is the role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?

Back

To break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

Back

Carrying capacity