Energy in Ecosystems Study Guide

__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.

• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Terivore

__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.

• Omnivore
• Borivore
• Herbivore
• Carnivore

__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.

• Omnivore
• Darnivore
• Carnivore
• Herbiovre

An __________ is a community made up of living and nonliving things in their natural environment.

• organism

• animal

• ecosystem

• habitat

A producer is a living thing that makes its own food from sunlight, air, and soil.

• True

• False

Consumers get their energy by eating food.

• True

• False

Green plants are producers who make food in their leaves.

• True

• False

All animals are consumers.

• True

• False

Organisms, like bacteria, insects and worms, that break down waste are called ___

• carnivore

• herbivores

• decomposers

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf