food chain

Front

What is the process by which plants use the sun's energy to make food?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is an example of a food chain?

Back

grass → rabbit → snake → owl

Front

What are living things that get energy by eating called?

Back

Consumers

Front

What is a living thing that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead plants and animals?

Back

Decomposers

Front

What kind of consumer is a deer that eats grass and leaves from bushes and trees?

Back

Herbivore

Front

What do we call organisms that produce their own food?

Back

Producers

Front

What is the term for animals that eat both plants and other animals?

Back

Omnivores

Front

What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

Back

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

Front

What is a primary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats producers, such as herbivores.

Front

What is a secondary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats primary consumers, such as carnivores.