Web of Life Review

Front

Animals that eat only plants are called __________.

Back

herbivores

Front

Animals that eat both plants and animals are called __________.

Back

omnivores

Front

What type of consumer eats both animals (meat) and plants?

Back

omnivore

Front

The energy in all ecosystems comes from _________.

Back

sunlight

Front

What type of organism is a worm?

Back

a decomposer

Front

What do we call animals that eat only meat?

Back

carnivores

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Producers create their own food through photosynthesis.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A food chain shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

Front

What is a food web?

Back

A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Back

Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.