Food chains

Herbivore

A consumer that eats only plants.

Food chain

A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature.

Omnivore

An animal that eats both plants and animals

Secondary Consumer

An organism that eats primary consumers(carnivore or omnivore)

Primary Consumer

An organism that eats producers(herbivore)

Tertiary Consumer

An organism that eats secondary consumers

Producer

An organism that makes its own food

Decomposers are important to the food chain because a.produce their own food using light from the sun. b.stop the flow of energy from one organism to another c.Break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients into the soil d.are microscopic and other organisms cannot consume them.

C. they break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients into the soil

What are the arrows in the food chains indicate about the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

Energy flows in one direction in an ecosystem, from producers to consumers.

Carnivore

organism that obtains energy by eating animals

Decomposers are important in the food chain because they

breaks down dead organisms and recycle nutrients into the soil

In a pyramid witch organisms would most likely be i level 2 a.bird b.fox c.caterpillar d.tree

c. caterpillar

We get energy from the food we eat. The energy in the food first comes from the a.soil b.fertilizers used by farmers c.sun d.vitamins added by food manufacturers

c. sun

which of these organisms would most likely be found at the top of an energy pyramid? a.clams b.sardines c.sharks d.kelp

c.sharks

Which of these organisms would most likely be found at the bottom of a biomass pyramid? a.giant squids b.sand sharks c.sea cucumbers d.green algea

d.green algea

If an animal eat to get energy, where do plants get their energy? a.soil b.water c.wind d.sun

d.sun

which in the food chain is a consumer ? a. grass only b. mouse only c. owl and fox only d. mouse,fox,and owl

you should get D. mouse,fox,and owl

A producer gets energy from _____________and converts it into food a.dead organic matter b.primary consumers c. secondary consumers d. sun

you should get D. sun