Energy Cycle

Energy Cycle An energy cycle directs the flow of energy through the environment. Producers are organisms that produce their own food or energy. Consumers are organisms that eat food to obtain energy.

Consumers Herbivores are consumers that eat only plants. Carnivores are consumers that only eat other animals. Omnivores are consumers that eat plants and animals.

Give examples of the following: Herbivores: Carnivores: Omnivores:

Predator/Prey Decomposers are organisms that change dead organisms or matter into the chemicals that plants need to produce food. Predators eat another animal. The animal that is eaten is the prey. Scavengers seek out and eat the remains of other animals.

Food Webs A food chain begins with a producer and ends with a consumer. Food webs show the interaction and dependence of food chains on one another.