Lesson 5: How do Matter and Energy Move Through an Ecosystem?

Lesson 5: How do Matter and Energy Move Through an Ecosystem?

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Science

5th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are food webs?

Back

Food webs are systems of interconnected food chains that show how energy and matter move through an ecosystem.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next in the chain, showing the flow of energy.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

Back

Producers, like plants, create their own food through photosynthesis and provide energy for consumers.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are consumers?

Back

Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a decomposer?

Back

Decomposers, like fungi and bacteria, break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does matter move through an ecosystem?

Back

Matter cycles between different parts of an ecosystem, such as through food chains and nutrient cycles.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happens to energy in an ecosystem?

Back

Energy flows through an ecosystem and is mostly lost as heat at each trophic level.

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