Ecology Vocabulary

Producers

• Producers create their own food through photosynthesis.

Consumers

• Consumers obtain energy by feeding on other organisms.

Herbivores

• Herbivores are consumers that eat plants.

Omnivores

• Omnivores are consumers that eat both plants and animals.

Carnivores

• Carnivores are consumers that eat other animals.

Decomposers

• Decomposers break down the remains of dead organisms.

Question

• Why are decomposers important?