Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

What describes a single path of energy transfer from the sun to producers and then to consumers?

• Food web

• Food chain

• Ecosystem

• Energy flow

What is an animal that consumes both plants and other animals for energy?

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Predator

Organisms like bacteria and fungi that break down the remains of dead plants and animals are called:

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Predators

Which type of organism uses the sun's energy to create and store food molecules?

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Herbivore

An organism that must obtain nutrients by eating other organisms is known as a/an:

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Omnivore

What type of organism is typically the first level in a food chain?

• Consumer

• Predator

• Producer

• Decomposer

In a food chain diagram, what do the arrows indicate?

• The direction of energy flow

• Who eats whom

• The size of the organisms

• The habitat of the organisms

In a food web diagram, how can you identify a producer?

• It has arrows pointing to it from multiple organisms

• It has no arrows pointing to it from other organisms

• It is always the largest organism

• It is always at the top of the food web