Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

Can a carnivore survive without plants?

• Yes, a carnivore can get its energy directly from the sun.

• No, a carnivore needs to get its energy from directly plants to survive.

• Yes, a carnivore can get its energy directly from the soil and air.

• No, a carnivore gets its energy indirectly from animals that eat plants.

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When a rabbit eats a plant, the energy is transferred ________.

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Where do plants get the energy to make their food?

• From the air

• From the flower

• From the roots

• From the sun

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Animals that eat only plants are called ________.

Where do humans and other animals get their food? (2 points)

• From only other animals

• From plants and other animals

• From only plants

• From the sun

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A bird is eating a grasshopper, which had eaten some plants. How is energy being passed to the bird? (2 points)

• Indirectly from the grasshopper

• Directly from the plant

• Directly from the sun

• Indirectly from the plant

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Animals that eat only other animals are called carnivores. (2 points)

• carnivores

• decomposers

• herbivores

When an animal eats something, what happens to the energy in the food?

• The energy is lost to the air.

• The energy returns to the sun.

• The energy is passed from the food to the animal.

• The energy is passed from the animal to the food.

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A herbivore eats a plant, and a carnivore eats the herbivore. Describe how the carnivore gets its energy.

• The carnivore gets energy directly from the sun.

• The carnivore gets energy from the herbivore.

• The carnivore gets energy directly from the plant.

• The carnivore gets energy from sharing with another carnivore.

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If a wolf eats a herbivore, the energy is transferred ________.

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