Los fundamentos de la ecología: roles en el ecosistema

The video tutorial compares how plants and animals obtain food. Plants produce their own food through photosynthesis, making them producers. Animals, however, are consumers that rely on other living things for energy. The video also highlights the role of disintegrators, like fungi and bacteria, which break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

What process do plants use to create their own food?

• Fermentation

• Digestion

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

Which of the following is a producer?

• A tree

• A rabbit

• A wolf

• A lion

What term is used for animals that eat plants or other animals?

• Producers

• Disintegrators

• Consumers

• Decomposers

Which of the following is an example of a consumer?

• A sheep eating grass

• A mushroom breaking down a log

• A tree absorbing sunlight

• A bacterium recycling nutrients

What role do fungi play in an ecosystem?

• Predators

• Disintegrators

• Consumers

• Producers