Energy in Ecosystems

Front

What is the proper name for any organism above the producer level in an energy pyramid?

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Consumers

Front

What does a secondary consumer eat?

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Primary consumers

Front

What type of organism is a raccoon that eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivore

Front

What is a living organism that puts materials from dead plants and animals back into the soil called?

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Decomposer

Front

From where do producers get their energy?

Back

The sun

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What are the three main types of consumers?

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Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

Front

What is an herbivore?

Back

An organism that eats only plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that eats only other animals.

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What is the energy flow in an ecosystem?

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Energy flows from producers to consumers and then to decomposers.