Food Chains and Food Webs

Front

What is the role of consumers in a food chain?

Back

Consumers eat other species and keep them from overpopulating.

Front

Which level of the energy pyramid contains members of the plant kingdom?

Back

The base level (D) contains producers, which are plants.

Front

What trophic level has the most energy?

Back

Autotrophs (producers) have the most energy.

Front

Which organism has the least amount of energy available in an energy pyramid?

Back

Top Predator has the least amount of energy.

Front

Which organism receives energy from the snake?

Back

The Hawk receives energy from the snake.

Front

Define autotrophs.

Back

Autotrophs are organisms that produce their own food using sunlight or chemical energy.

Front

What are heterotrophs?

Back

Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot produce their own food and must consume other organisms.

Front

Explain the concept of a food web.

Back

A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass.

Front

What is the significance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Back

Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.