Ecosystem Vocabulary

What is the path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem called?

• Food web

• Food chain

• Niche

• Population

Which term describes the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem?

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Food web

• Decomposer

What is an organism called that makes its own food through photosynthesis?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

Which type of consumer eats only plants?

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Decomposer

What is a carnivore?

• An organism that eats both plants and animals

• An organism that eats only plants

• An organism that eats other animals

• An organism that breaks down dead material

What does the Latin word "herba" mean?

• All

• Flesh

• Green plants

• Dead material

Which organism breaks down dead plant and animal material?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Omnivore

What is the definition of population in an ecosystem?

• The path energy follows

• The role an organism plays

• The number of the same species living in an area

• The overlapping food chains

What does the word "increase" mean in terms of population?

• Population goes down

• Population stays the same

• Population goes up

• Population moves

What is the role an organism plays in an ecosystem called?

• Niche

• Producer

• Food chain

• Herbivore