All living things need energy to survive. We need energy to carry out life processes. You need energy to walk, run, or play sports. Birds need energy to fly and fish need energy to swim. Plants need energy to produce food during photosynthesis. How is energy transferred from one organism to another?

Interactive exercise. Assistance may be required. Watch and read the following animation. Pay close attention to the following terms: producers, consumers, herbivores, omnivore, carnivore, decomposers, and scavengers.

Interactive exercise. Assistance may be required. Drag and drop the correct term into the first column.


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