Energy Flow in Ecosystems Practice

Organisms that can make their own food (usually a plant).

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

An organism that breaks down larger chemicals from dead organisms and returns them to the soil, air, or water.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

An organism that eats only plants.

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

An organism that eats both plants and animals

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

An animal that eats only other animals (and insects).

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

A consumer that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.

• herbivore
• scavenger
• carnitore

A linear network of links in a food web.

• food web
• energy pyramid
• food chain

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

• food web
• energy pyramid
• food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that get their energy directly from plants (usually herbivores).

• primary consumers
• secondary consumers
• tertiary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2