Transfer of Energy in an Ecosystem

Which organism has the most available energy

• Grass

• Deer

• Hawk

• Insect-eating bird

In the picture, what organisms are considered decomposers? (check all that apply)

• Insect-eating Bird

• Bacteria

• Mountain Lion

• Snake

• Fungi

Pick the best name for the picture.

• Food Web
• Food Chain 
• Ecosystem
• Habitat

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What is the definition of the word producer?

• An organism that can make its own food.
• An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
• An animal that eats only plants
• An animal that eats other animals

What does the arrow in a food chain or food web mean?

• A series of steps in which organisms transfer (move) energy by eating and being eaten.
• An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.
• Shows what eats what and consists of many food chains in an ecosystem
• The transfer (movement) of energy.

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What is the definition of the word carnivore?

• An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
• An animal that eats only plants
• An animal that eats other animals
• An animal that eats both plants and animals

What is the definition of the word omnivore?

• An animal that eats only plants
• An animal that eats both plants and animals
• An animal that eats other animals
• An organism that can make its own food.

What does a food chain look like?

• One line of how energy flows in an ecosystem. 
• Many lines of how energy flows in an ecosystem. 

What is the definition of the word herbivore?

• An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
• An animal that eats only plants
• An animal that eats other animals
• An animal that eats both plants and animals

What is the definition of the word decomposer?

• Shows what eats what and consists of many food chains in an ecosystem
• The transfer (movement) of energy.
• An animal that eats other animals
• An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.