Ecosystem 3

an organism that can make its own food

• Producer
• Consumer
• Decomposer
• Photosynthesis

an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

• Producer
• Consumer
• Decomposer
• Photosynthesis

break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the ecosystem

• Producer
• Consumer
• Decomposer
• Photosynthesis

The process by which plants and some other organisms capture light energy and use it to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

• Producer
• Consumer
• Decomposer
• Photosynthesis

consumers that eat only plants

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore
• Scavenger

consumers that eat only animals

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore
• Scavenger

consumers that eat both plants and animals

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore
• Scavenger

a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore
• Scavenger

the many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem

• Food Web
• Food Chain

In an Energy Pyramid, the most energy is located...

• at the top
• at the bottom
• in the middle
• in the center