Ecosystems

Example of a consumer

• worm
• bacteria
• mushroom
• hawk

A tree is a ....

• composer
• decomposer
• producer

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

• ecosystem
• food web
• environment
• population

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

• cricket
• grasshopper
• frog
• snake

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

What's the role of consumers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food 
• Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating
• Break down dead stuff
• Add nutrients to the soil

Which best describes what a food chain shows you?

• Energy flow through an ecosystem
• Food flowing through an ecosystem
• Consumers going into other consumers
• Who eats who

What are the organisms that break down dead plants and animals?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Organisms

What are animals called in a food chain?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Plants