Ecology Energy Terms

I am the chef for the ecosystem because I am the only organism that can make my own food.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

I rely on eating other organisms for the energy I need to function since I can not make my own food.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

I am a consumer that eats only plants.

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

I am a consumer that eats only meat.

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

I am a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

Which is an example of a producer?

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What is an example of a consumer?

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What is an example of decomposer?

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What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon