Why are plants called producers?
This is because they produce energy for the ecosystem. They do this because they absorb energy from sunlight through photosynthesis.
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
Food chain: a basic structure showing the flow of nutrients / energy from one trophic level to another. Food web: a collection of food chains in an ecosystem.
What do we call animals that eat both plants and animals?
omnivores
All food chains start with energy from __________. This energy is captured by __________. Thus the living part of a food chain always starts with __________ and ends with __________.
the sun; plants; plant life; an animal
What do we call animals that eat plants?
primary consumers / herbivores
Build a food chain: a fly, a snake, a frog, a hawk
The frog eats the fly; the snake eats the frog; then, the snake is eaten by a hawk.
What do we call animals that eat other animals?
secondary consumers / carnivores
Which of the following links of the food chain eats decaying matter?
Decomposer
What is a food chain?
A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy passes on from creature to creature, or from environment to creature.
If a carnivore eats another carnivore, it is called _______________.
a tertiary consumer
Build a food chain: a deer, a mountain lion, grass, the sun
The grass uses energy from the sun to grow; the deer eats the grass; then, the mountain lion eats the deer.
In the food chain 'grass → grasshopper → frog → snake → eagle', what organism is the primary consumer?
Grasshopper