E.S. L 2-1 Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

______________ are the SOURCE of all the food in an ecosystem.

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Herbivores

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A _____________ is an organism that obtains its energy by feeding on other organisms.

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Ecosystem

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This organism makes their own food

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Herbivores

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Decomposers

• Break up ground to make it more crumbly

• Breaks down wastes and dead organisms

• Are on the second level of the energy pyramid

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Most energy enters the ecosystem as

• Plants

• Heat

• Sunlight

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Two MAJOR groups of decomposers are

• Bacteria and Termites

• Fungi and Compost

• Bacteria and Fungi

• Termites and Compost

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Black bears that eat both plants and animals are called

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Scavengers

Lions that eat only animals/meat are called

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Scavengers

Deer that eat only plants are called

• Ominivores

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Scavengers

Vultures that eat bodies of DEAD organisms are

• Ominvores

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Scavengers