Trophic Levels

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• autotroph

An organism that uses an outside source of energy like the sun to create energy-rich food molecules.

• Consumer
• Producer
• Decomposer
• Parasite 

Overlapping food chains

• food cycle

• food network

• food system

• food web

What does a Primary Consumer eat?

• Tertiary Consumers
• Secondary Consumers
• Producers

The fox in this food web would be considered a:

• Tertiary Consumer
• Producer
• Secondary Consumer
• Primary Consumer

Which trophic level makes its own food?

• producer

• carnivore

• herbivore

• animals

The object in trophic level 3 is the

• Grass

• Grasshopper

• Mouse

• Owl