Ecosystem Vocabulary

A living thing that makes its own food from the sun is a what?

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• herbivore

An organism that eats both plants and animals is called a what?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• decomposer

An organism that gets its energy by breaking down dead and decaying matter and putting nutrients back into the soil is called what?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• decomposer

What is the process called where plants make their own food?

• photogenesis
• photosynthesis
• energy pyramid
• food chain

What is an organism called that eats only meat?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• decomposer

What is one thing a plant needs for photosynthesis?

• oxygen
• sugar
• carbon dioxide
• hervivore

What is one thing that comes out as a result of photosynthesis?

• oxygen
• water
• carbon dioxide
• herbivore

An organism that eats only plants is called what?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• decomposer

What is an illustration that has arrows and shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another?

• consumer

• energy pyramid

• food chain

• producer

An animal that HUNTS and eats other animals is called what?

• prey
• predator
• herbivore
• scavenger