Page 28 Ecosystems

Question 1

What does a food chain show

Answer 1

The direct transfer of energy between organisms in an ecosystem

Question 2

State all four elements of the food chain

Answer 2

• Energy
• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers

Question 3

What is the source of all energy

Answer 3

The sun

Question 4

What is the role of producers

Answer 4

To convert sunlight into energy to produce food

Question 5

What is the role of consumers

Answer 5

Feed on other producers or consumers

Question 6

What is the role of decomposers

Answer 6

Feed on dead or decaying matter

Question 7

Give an example of a producer

Answer 7

Grass

Question 8

What process do producers undergo to create food from sunlight

Answer 8

Photosynthesis

Question 9

Give an example of a primary consumer

Answer 9

Grasshoppers

Question 10

Give an example of a secondary consumer

Answer 10

Snakes

Question 11

Give an example of a tertiary consumer

Answer 11

Owls