Ecology Maze
Read each box, type the term, and follow the path labeled with your answer. A wrong answer sends you off-route — you’ll find out when you hit a dead end. Reach FINISHED by the correct path.
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A
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I make my own food from
sunlight through
photosynthesis.
✓ Producer
B
I eat both plants and
animals for my energy.
✓ Omnivore
C
I hunt, kill, and eat
other living animals.
✓ Predator
D
I eat producers
directly to get my
energy.
✓ Primary consumer
E
I eat the animals that
feed on plants.
✓ Secondary consumer
F
I live on or in a host,
feeding off it without
killing it.
✓ Parasite
G
I'm one species whose
loss would collapse the
whole ecosystem.
✓ Keystone species
H
I prey on the secondary
consumers for my
energy.
✓ Tertiary consumer
I
I sit at the very top;
nothing in my ecosystem
hunts me.
✓ Apex predator
J
I feed on the carcasses
of animals that are
already dead.
✓ Scavenger
K
I eat chunks of dead
plant and animal
matter, like an
✓ Detritivore
L
I break down dead
organisms and recycle
their nutrients.
✓ Decomposer
Producer Producer Decomposer Decomposer Primary Primary consumer consumer Primary Primary consumer consumer Omnivore Omnivore Secondary Secondary consumer consumer Secondary Secondary consumer consumer Predator Predator Tertiary Tertiary consumer consumer Tertiary Tertiary consumer consumer Apex Apex predator predator Predator Predator Apex Apex predator predator Keystone Keystone species species Decomposer Decomposer Primary Primary consumer consumer Secondary Secondary consumer consumer Apex Apex predator predator Tertiary Tertiary consumer consumer Predator Predator Scavenger Scavenger Apex Apex predator predator Producer Producer Decomposer Decomposer Decomposer Decomposer Predator Predator Tertiary Tertiary consumer consumer Omnivore Omnivore Detritivore Detritivore Secondary Secondary consumer consumer FINISHED!