Question

vocabulary review - match the definition to each term. each definition is used only once.

1. food chain
2. food web
3. producers
4. consumers
5. herbivores
6. carnivores
7. omnivores
8. decomposers

a. organisms (like plants) that make their own food using the suns energy.
b. animals that eat only other animals (meat - eaters).
c. organisms that cannot make their own food and must eat other organisms.
d. a single path of energy in an ecosystem.
e. animals that eat only producers (plant - eaters).
f. animals that eat both plants and animals.
g. organisms (like bacteria and fungi) that break down dead and decaying organisms.
h. shows all the feeding relationships and interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
review questions

1. what is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
2. why are producers always at the start of every food chain?

. why are decomposers an important part of every ecosystem?

Explanation:

• Food Chain: A single path of energy transfer in an ecosystem.
• Food Web: Shows all feeding relationships and interconnected food chains.
• Producers: Make their own food using sunlight.
• Consumers: Rely on other organisms for food.
• Herbivores: Feed only on producers.
• Carnivores: Prey on other animals.
• Omnivores: Eat both plants and animals.
• Decomposers: Break down dead and decaying matter.

Answer:

1. D. A single path of energy in an ecosystem.
2. H. Shows all the feeding relationships and interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
3. A. Organisms (like plants) that make their own food using the sun's energy.
4. C. Organisms that cannot make their own food and must eat other organisms.
5. E. Animals that eat only producers (plant - eaters).
6. B. Animals that eat only other animals (meat - eaters).
7. F. Animals that eat both plants and animals.
8. G. Organisms (like bacteria and fungi) that break down dead and decaying organisms.