Energy Transfer

Front

What is an organism that eats animals called?

Back

Carnivore

Front

What diagram shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem?

Back

Food web

Front

What is an organism that breaks down dead organisms or animal waste to obtain energy?

Back

Decomposer

Front

Give an example of a carnivore.

Back

Lion

Front

Give an example of a decomposer.

Back

Mushrooms

Front

What is the term for an organism that eats both plants and animals?

Back

Omnivore

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

Back

The Sun

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

Front

What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

Back

They convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web consists of multiple interconnected food chains.