Question

Match the term on the left with the correct definition on the right.

energy pyramid

carnivore

primary consumer

herbivore

consumer

producer

omnivore

autotroph

secondary consumer

tertiary consumer

Definitions:

An organism that eats plants

An organism that eats only animals

An organism that eats both plants and animals

An organism that eats other organisms

An organism that feeds primarily on producers

a producer

An organism that makes its own food using energy from the sun

A diagram that shows how energy moves through organisms in an ecosystem

An organisms that eats consumers but also get eaten

An organism that eats other consumers but rarely gets eaten

Answer 1

Here are the matches:

1. **energy pyramid** - A diagram that shows how energy moves through organisms in an ecosystem
2. **carnivore** - An organism that eats only animals
3. **primary consumer** - An organism that feeds primarily on producers
4. **herbivore** - An organism that eats plants
5. **consumer** - An organism that eats other organisms
6. **producer** - A producer
7. **omnivore** - An organism that eats both plants and animals
8. **autotroph** - An organism that makes its own food using energy from the sun
9. **secondary consumer** - An organism that eats consumers but also gets eaten
10. **tertiary consumer** - An organism that eats other consumers but rarely gets eaten