Ecological Levels of Ecosystems

Front

What do herbivores eat?

Back

Herbivores eat plants only.

Front

True or False: An ecosystem contains living and nonliving things.

Back

True.

Front

What do omnivores eat?

Back

Omnivores eat both meat and plants.

Front

What energy role describes an organism that cannot make its own food and therefore gets energy by eating other organisms?

Back

Consumer.

Front

What energy role describes an organism that makes its own food, usually by using energy from the sun?

Back

Producer.

Front

What is a producer?

Back

A producer is an organism that makes its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

Front

What is a consumer?

Back

A consumer is an organism that cannot make its own food and gets energy by eating other organisms.

Front

What is a decomposer?

Back

A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

Front

What is an ecosystem?

Back

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms and their interactions with the nonliving environment.

Front

What role do carnivores play in an ecosystem?

Back

Carnivores are consumers that eat only meat.