Autotroph vs. Heterotroph

What do you call organisms that can make their own food?

• heterotophs

• autotrophs

• trophies

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is another name to describe an autotroph?

• Consumer
• Producer

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must get energy from eating other organisms are called...

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

• plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is another name to describe a heterotroph?

• Consumer
• Producer

What is a decomposer?

• Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients back into the ecosystem

• Eats plants or other animals for food

• Makes its own food

• Machine that gathers trash

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Producers

__________________ are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals)?

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Producers

• Herbivores

__________________ are consumers that eat BOTH Plants and Animals for food.

• Omnivores

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Click all examples of heterotrophs

• plants

• animals

• bacteria

• some types of fungi and protists

What are producers source of energy?

• animals

• animal waste

• sunlight

• other plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3