Match the following. Match the items in the left column to the items in the right column.

Question

1. decomposers
something possible; ability to go into action or perform work
2. food chain
related to or possessing motion
3. food web
a diagram that shows the connections among food chains in an ecosystem
4. kinetic
line of plants and animals that shows the order in which organisms are eaten
5. potential
organisms that eat primary consumers
6. primary consumer
bacteria and fungi that break down dead matter
7. secondary consumer
organisms that eat producers

Answer 1

Here is the correct matching of the items in the left column to the items in the right column:

1. decomposers - bacteria and fungi that break down dead matter
2. food chain - line of plants and animals that shows the order in which organisms are eaten
3. food web - a diagram that shows the connections among food chains in an ecosystem
4. kinetic - related to or possessing motion
5. potential - something possible; ability to go into action or perform work
6. primary consumer - organisms that eat producers
7. secondary consumer - organisms that eat primary consumers