Consider the flow of energy between organisms in a food chain. What do you think happens to the stored energy in the grass as one organism eats another in a food chain relationship?

Which of these things is part of an ecosystem?

Which of these is a producer?

Which of these is a consumer?

Earthworms break down decaying matter in the soil and return these nutrients to the soil. What role do earthworms play in an ecosystem?

Animals that eat only plants are considered ________________ consumers.

The animals who do not have any natural predators and are at the top of the food web are called ____________________

Consider the flow of energy between organisms in a food chain. What do you think happens to the stored energy in the grass as one organism eats another in a food chain relationship?

In any ecosystem, the organisms that can make their own food from energy

in their surroundings are called ______________.

What do the arrows in a food web represent?

In any ecosystem, the organisms that break down decaying organisms are

called ___________________ .

How are food chains and food webs different?

What happens to the energy in an ecosystem as it moves up the trophic

levels?