1. Energy in an Ecosystem
Lesson 6

2. Producer
Living things that make their own food

3. Consumer
A living thing that gets its energy from another living thing

4. Herbivores
An animal that eats mainly plants

5. Carnivore
An animal that eats mainly other animals

6. Omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals

7. Decomposers
Living things that get energy by breaking down the bodies of dead plants and animals

8. Scavenger
An animal that eats other animals that have been killed by other things

9. Food Chain
A diagram that shows the path of energy as it flows from one living thing to the next

10. Food Web
A diagram that shows several connected food chains

11. Energy Pyramid
A diagram that shows how the amount of energy for consumers changes as it moves through a food chain or food web.