Ecosystems

A system made up of organisms interacting with one another

• biology

• abiotic

• biotic

• ecosystem

All food chains_____________________

• have more consumers than producers

• produce and use same amount of energy

• begin with a producer

• are unhealthy 

How does energy enter an ecosystem? 

• sunlight

• soil 

• animals 

• invasive species 

How do consumers get their energy? 

• laying in the sun

• eating other organisms 

• providing food for other organisms

• surviving in an ecosystem 

Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? 

• decomposer

• consumer

• herbivore

• producer 

A lion, captures and eats other animals. What is he considered? 

• prey

• predator

• producer 

• healthy 

An animal that is hunted for food.

• predator

• prey

• consumer

• decomposer

Which describes a decomposer?

• an organism that eats only plants

• an organism that makes its own food

• an organism that breaks down dead matter

• an organism that recieves energy from the sun

Shows how energy flows from one organism to another.

• food cycle

• prey chain

• food chain

• predator cycle

What are interconnected food chains called?

• consumers

• predators

• food web