Ecosystems

All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

Energy flow for an ecosystem starts with...

• Sun
• Moon
• Neither

What is a producer?

• I have no idea

• Organism that makes their own food (plants)

• Someone that produces music

• A living organism that is harmful to the environment

Which of these organisms is a producer?

• strawberries
• insect
• mouse
• owl

What is a consumer?

• Someone who eats a lot

• I have no idea

• An organism that doesn't eat other organisms

• A living organism that eats other organisms to have energy (humans are consumers)

What is a decomposer?

• A living thing that feeds on and breaks down plant and animal matter (bacteria, fungus)

• I have no idea

• A dead organism that doesn't need energy at all

• A living organism that makes their own food

What is a food web?

What is a food chain?