Energy in Ecosystems

Which organism can make its own food using the sun’s energy?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Scavenger

Which organism must eat other living things for energy?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Plants

Which organism breaks down dead plants and animals?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Predator

What shows the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

• A flow chart

• A diagram

• A graph

• A food chain

Where does the energy in a food chain come from?

• Sun

• Predators

• Prey

• Scavengers

A consumer that eats ONLY other consumers is a ___________.

• Prey

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

A consumer that eats ONLY plants is a ___________________.

• Predator

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

A consumer that eats both plants and animals is a ________________.

• Omnivore

• Producer

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

Several food chains interconnected together create a _____________.

• A long food chain.

• A food diagram

• Living things

• A food web

Which process do plants use to turn sunlight into food energy?

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

• transpiration

• evaporation