1. Energy in an Ecosystem Developed by Trent Voyles

2. Producers Plants,or producers, use sunlight to make the food they need from carbon dioxide and water. Cactus Pecan Tree Wheat Grass

3. Consumers A consumer is an organism that get energy by eating other organisms. Organisms that eat only plants and plant products are called herbivores examples include: grasshoppers, deer, and rabbits. Animals that eat other animals are called carnivores examples include: sharks, hawks, and wolves. Animals that eat both plants and animals are called omnivores examples include: cockroaches humans, and bears.

4. Herbivores- Plant eaters

5. Carnivores- Meat eaters

6. Omnivores- Plant and meat eater

7. Decomposers Decomposers are organisms that get energy by feeding on dead materials and wastes. Centipedes Earthworms Mushrooms Bacteria

8. Food Chain The path of energy from one organism to another is called a food chain.

9. Food Web A food web shows different pathways fro the flow of energy in an ecosystem.

10. Habitat and Niche Habitat comes from the Latin verb meaning “to dwell.” An organism’s habitat is where it dwells or lives. A niche is a certain role that each population has in its habitat. Eagles and owls share the same habitat and food. Eagles hunt during the day and owls at night, different niches.

11. What do the producers do in a community? A. Hunt prey B. Decompose organisms C. Eat other organisms D. Make food

12. What do the producers do in a community? D. Make food

13. In a food chain each level of consumer eats organisms - A. from the level above it B. from the level below it C. in the same niche D. in the same population

14. In a food chain each level of consumer eats organisms - B. from the level below it

15. Animals that eat both plants and animals are called - A. Omnivores B. Carnivores C. Herbivores D. Decomposers

16. Animals that eat both plants and animals are called - A. Omnivores

17. Animals that feed on dead materials and wastes are called - A. Omnivores B. Carnivores C. Herbivores D. Decomposers

18. Animals that feed on dead materials and wastes are called - D. Decomposers