Ecosystem and Energy Flow Quiz

Which process uses sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen?

Which organisms are responsible for producing food for themselves and other organisms?

What is the original source of energy for most ecosystems?

Which type of organism eats both plants and animals?

Which group of organisms breaks down dead matter and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem?

Which organisms use chemical energy instead of sunlight to make food?

What term describes organisms that must obtain energy by eating other organisms?

Explain why producers are essential to the stability of an ecosystem.

Give one example of a herbivore and one example of a carnivore.

Describe how energy flows from the Sun to a top consumer in an ecosystem.