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