Flow of Energy

What do all organisms need to survive?

• Books

• Toys

• Music

• Energy

Where does the energy in food originally come from?

• The sun

• The moon

• Electricity

• Batteries

What can't plants do?

• Grow

• Eat

• Use sunlight

• Make food

What do decomposers eat?

• Dead things

• Sunlight

• Soil

• Water

What is a mushroom classified as?

• An animal

• A plant

• A mineral

• A decomposer

What do herbivores eat?

• Plants

• Meat

• Rocks

• Both plants and meat

What do carnivores eat?

• Meat

• Sunlight

• Plants

• Both plants and meat

What do omnivores eat?

• Both plants and meat

• Only water

• Only plants

• Only meat

How do plants get energy?

• From air

• From soil

• From water

• From sunlight

What role do decomposers play in ecosystems?

• They eat animals

• They produce sunlight

• They make water

• They release nutrients