Question

1. match the definition with the vocabulary word

draggable item
eats or breaks down dead things
eats only plants
collects energy to produce their own food
gets energy by eating other organisms. another name for consumer
eats only animals
eats both plants and animals
category
decomposers
primary consumer
autotroph
carnivores
omnivores
heterotroph

Explanation:

• Eats both plants and animals: Omnivores are organisms that consume both plant - based and animal - based food.
• Eats only animals: Carnivores are animals that primarily eat other animals.
• Gets energy by eating other organisms. Another name for consumer: Heterotrophs obtain energy by consuming other organisms, and consumers are a type of heterotroph.
• Collects energy to produce their own food: Autotrophs, such as plants, use energy (usually from the sun) to produce their own food through processes like photosynthesis.
• Eats only plants: Primary Consumers (herbivores) are organisms that eat only plants.
• Eats or breaks down dead things: Decomposers, like fungi and bacteria, break down dead organic matter.

Answer:

• Eats both plants and animals: Omnivores
• Eats only animals: Carnivores
• Gets energy by eating other organisms. Another name for consumer: Heterotroph
• Collects energy to produce their own food: Autotroph
• Eats only plants: Primary Consumer
• Eats or breaks down dead things: Decomposers