Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

Front

What is the complex network of feeding relationships and the related flow of energy called?

Back

Food web

Front

What is an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals called?

Back

Decomposer

Front

Which of the following is a producer in an ecosystem: Fungi, Wolf, or Grass?

Back

Grass

Front

What do you call an animal that only eats meat?

Back

Carnivore

Front

What type of animal is a human: carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore?

Back

Omnivore

Front

What is a producer?

Back

An organism that makes its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

Front

What is a consumer?

Back

An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

Front

What is a herbivore?

Back

An animal that only eats plants.

Front

What is an omnivore?

Back

An animal that eats both plants and animals.

Front

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Back

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