Cards (16)

    • What is the primary source of energy for Earth's ecosystems?
      The Sun
    • How is energy transformed in ecosystems?
      Energy is transformed into other types of energy and is utilized by organisms.
    • What are the three main types of organisms in a food chain?
      • Producers
      • Consumers
      • Decomposers
    • What is the term for organisms that produce their own food using light energy?
      Producers
    • What does the term 'autotroph' mean?

      'Autotroph' means 'self-feeder'.
    • What are organisms that cannot make their own food called?
      Consumers
    • What does the term 'heterotroph' mean?
      'Heterotroph' means 'other-feeder'.
    • What are the types of consumers based on their diet?
      • Herbivores: Primary consumers that eat plants.
      • Carnivores: Animals that eat other animals.
      • Secondary consumers: Carnivores that eat herbivores.
      • Tertiary consumers: Carnivores that eat other carnivores.
    • What is an example of a primary consumer?
      A zebra
    • What is an example of a secondary consumer?
      A lion that eats a zebra
    • What is an example of a tertiary consumer?
      A killer whale that eats seals
    • What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
      Decomposers break down waste products and dead organisms.
    • What organisms are considered the main decomposers?
      Bacteria and fungi
    • What is the process called when decomposers break down dead organic matter?
      Decomposition
    • What does the term 'saprotroph' refer to?
      Saprotrophs are organisms that feed on dead organic matter.
    • What does 'sapro' and 'troph' mean in the context of saprotrophs?

      'Sapro' means dead or decaying, and 'troph' means feeder.