Mushroom

Oak tree

Sunflower

Grass

Decomposers help break down dead matter, returning nutrients to the soil and supporting new plant growth.

Decomposers primarily produce energy through photosynthesis.

Decomposers compete with plants for sunlight and nutrients.

Decomposers are responsible for pollinating flowers and plants.

Carnivores eat only plants.

Carnivores are consumers that eat only other animals.

Carnivores eat both plants and animals.

Carnivores primarily eat fruits.

A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

A list of all the organisms in a habitat.

A diagram that represents the physical structure of an ecosystem.

A method of classifying different species based on their diet.

Consumers are organisms that produce their own food.

Consumers are living things that eat other living things for energy.

Consumers are a type of plant that absorbs sunlight.

Consumers are animals that only eat plants.

A simple linear sequence of organisms that eat one another.

A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

A type of food chain that only includes plants.

A diagram that shows the energy flow in a single species.

They are the primary consumers that eat other organisms.

They provide the energy needed for all other living things in the ecosystem.

They decompose organic matter and recycle nutrients.

They compete with other species for resources.

A tree

A lion

A mushroom

A rabbit

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight to make their own food.

Photosynthesis is the process by which animals convert food into energy.

Photosynthesis is the method by which plants absorb water from the soil.

Photosynthesis is the way in which plants reproduce sexually.

Only plants

Only meat

Both plants and meat

Fungi and bacteria

Living things that make their own food through photosynthesis.

Animals that consume other organisms for energy.

Decomposers that break down dead matter.

Fungi that absorb nutrients from their surroundings.

Organisms that produce energy through photosynthesis

Organisms that break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil

Organisms that consume living plants and animals

Organisms that create new life forms from inorganic materials

Only plants

Only animals

Both plants and animals

Neither plants nor animals

It increases, providing more energy for each successive consumer.

It remains constant, with the same amount of energy available at each level.

It decreases, meaning less energy is available for each successive consumer.

It fluctuates randomly, with no specific trend.