Ecosystems Review 9.1-9.2

What are producers in an ecosystem?

• Organisms that can make their own food

• Organisms that consume other organisms

• Organisms that decompose organic material

• Organisms that live in water

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

• They are the source of all the food in an ecosystem

• They decompose dead organisms

• They consume other organisms

• They provide shelter for animals

How do producers capture energy?

• From sunlight or gases in their environment

• By consuming other organisms

• By decomposing organic material

• By absorbing nutrients from the soil

What is the process called when sun energy is transformed along with water and carbon dioxide into food?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Decomposition

• Fermentation

What are organisms that get their food through feeding on other organisms called?

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

• Decomposers

• Producers

Which type of consumer eats only plants?

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Scavengers

What do carnivores eat?

• Only plants

• Both plants and animals

• Only animals

• Dead organisms

Which type of consumer feeds on the bodies of dead organisms?

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Scavengers

What do omnivores eat?

• Only plants

• Only animals

• Both plants and animals

• Dead organisms

What are decomposers?

• Organisms that produce their own food

• Organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms

• Organisms that consume other organisms

• Organisms that live in water