Energy Roles in Ecosystems ( Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers)

Each of the organisms in an ecosystem fills the energy role of ____, ______, or ______.

• Producer; Consumer; Scavenger

• Scavenger; Carnivore; Decomposer

• Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore

• Producer; Consumer; Decomposer

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What enters most ecosystems as sunlight?

• Energy

• Water Vapor

• Carbon Dioxide

• Glucose

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The organisms use the sun's energy to turn water and carbon dioxide into food molecules in a process called

• Eutrophication

• Photosynthesis

• Condensation

• Energysynthesis

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What is a producer?

• Consumers that eat only animals.

• An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

• An organism that can make its own food.

• None of above

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An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organsims is called a

• Scavenger

• Decomposer

• Consumer

• Producer

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Consumers that eat only plants are

• Scavengers

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

Caterpillars, rabbits, and deer are examples of

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Scavengers

What are carnivores?

• Consumers that eat only plants.

• Consumers that eat only animals.

• Consumers that eat both plants and animals.

• A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.

Wolves, walruses, and snakes are some examples of

• Decomposers

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

What are omnivores?

• Organisms that can make their own food.

• Consumers that eat only plants.

• Consumers that eat only animals.

• Consumers that eat both plants and animals.