Intro Ecosystems and Energy Flow Practice

Front

An organism that can make its own food

Back

producer

Front

What is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy?

Back

food chain

Front

What are consumers that eat only plants?

Back

herbivores

Front

What is the source of all the food in an ecosystem?

Back

producers

Front

What is an example of a carnivore?

Back

a wolf

Front

A food chain shows how many possible paths along which energy can move through the ecosystem?

Back

only one

Front

How does the amount of energy change as it moves up an energy pyramid?

Back

It decreases.

Front

What breaks down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returns the raw materials to the ecosystem?

Back

a decomposer

Front

Example of a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.

Back

a vulture

Front

What are consumers that eat both plants and animals?

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omnivores