Ecosystems-Food Chains

these organisms break down dead and decaying organisms

• decomposer

• producer

• consumer

• carnivore

these organisms make their own food through the process of photosynthesis

• decomposer

• producer

• herbivore

• carnivore

these consumers eat plants

• 1st order consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

what is a herbivore?

• animals that eat only plants

• animals that eat only meat

• animals that eat both plants and animals

What is a carnivore?

• animals that eat only plants

• animals that eat only meat

• animals that eat both plants and meat

What is an omnivore?

• animals that eat only plants

• animals that eat only meat

• animals that eat a mixture of plants and animals

If you had a food chain that included a tree, a giraffe, and a lion, which would be considered the secondary consumer?

• tree

• giraffe

• lion

If you had a food chain that included a hawk, snake, and cricket, which would be considered the primary consumer?

• cricket

• snake

• hawk

which of the following is NOT a decomposer?

• dead plant

• bacteria

• mushroom

• caterpillar

What is an example of where a rabbit would get its energy from?

• mouse

• cricket

• plants

• worm