Ecosystems Vocabulary mbe5

What is an organism that eats other living organisms? (meat eater)

• Omnivore

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

What is an organism that eats only plant matter?

• Herbivore

• Decomposer

• Species

• Consumer

What is a diagram that shows how food energy is passed from one organism to another along a food chain?

• Ecosystem

• Energy pyramid

• Niche

• Food web

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a diagram that shows how different food chains connect?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Food web

• Energy pyramid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a living thing that breaks down dead plants or animals for food?

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Consumer

What is a group of individuals of the same species living in an area?

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Community

• Population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is an organism that eats both plant matter and other organisms (meat)?

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Producer

What is a place that meets an organism's needs?

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Species

• Population

What is a variety of plants and animals?

• Diversity

• Population

• Community

• Niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is a living thing that can make its own food?

• Consumer

• Biotic

• Producer

• Decomposer