KIP: Energy Flow in Ecosystems

Plants

Algae

Some bacteria

All of the above

An organism that gets its energy by breaking down organic wastes or dead organisms, returning raw materials to the soil and water.

An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food.

An organism that eats both plants and animals.

An organism that eats only plants.

Producers make their own food, while consumers eat other organisms.

Producers eat other organisms, while consumers make their own food.

Both producers and consumers make their own food.

Producers and consumers both recycle matter back into the ecosystem.

Energy moves in one direction from producers to consumers.

Energy cycles back and forth between producers and consumers.

Energy starts with consumers and moves to producers.

Energy is lost at each trophic level and does not move.

Energy moves in one direction through food chains and food webs.

Energy is created and destroyed as it moves through food webs.

Energy moves randomly between organisms in a food web.

Energy only moves from plants to animals.

Primary consumer

Secondary consumer

Primary and Secondary consumer

Secondary and Tertiary consumer