Ecosystems

A diagram that shows how much food energy is passed to each level in a food chain

• food store

• food web

• food chain

• energy pyramid

What is a community of organisms and the environment in which they live called

• biome

• ecosystem

• autotroph

• atmosphere

The process by which plants make food, using energy from sunlight is called

• energy pyramid

• transpiration

• photosynthesis

• evaporation

An animal that eats plants or other animals

• consumer

• producer

• herbivore

• decomposer

An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals is called a

• scavenger

• decomposer

• parasite

• fungi or bacteria

An organism that makes its own food

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

• scavenger

A simple diagram that shows the transfer of energy between organisms in an ecosystem

• food web

• food chain

• food pyramid

• food store

An animal that eats only producers

• carnivore

• omnivore

• vegan

• herbivore

What is the source of energy for producers?

• Fresh water, because producers need water to make food

• The Earth, because soil provides warmth and nutrients

• The wind, because producers need wind to scatter their seeds

• The sun, because producers need light to make food

What kind of organism comes last in every food chain?

• producer

• herbivore

• carnivore

• decomposer