Ecological Interactions & Feeding Relationships

Another word for a plant that makes its own food using energy from sunlight…

• photosynthesis

• producer

• heterotroph

• carnivore

• herbivore

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Where does the energy start for all living things & in this food chain?

• Plant

• Sun

• Deer

• Wolf

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

• Autotroph
• Producer
• Consumer
• Mutualist

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What is the definition of - Herbivore

• An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

• The rate at which organic matter is created by producers in an ecosystem

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals

What is the definition of - Carnivore

• An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

• An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals

What is the definition of - Omnivore

• An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

• An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

• Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

What is the definition of - Decomposer

• An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

• An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms and returns the nutrients back into the soil

• Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

Is the SUN  biotic or abiotic 

• Abiotic 
• Biotic 

Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer

• herbivore
• decomposer
• heterotroph
• species

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What do fungi, mushrooms & bacteria do to dead plants and animals?

• Leave them there

• Decompose them

• Wait for other animals to eat them

• Move away

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