Matching Pairs Ecosystem Roles Terms PracticeOnline version Practice Vocabulary by Amanda O'Malley 1 Organism that breaks down dead plant and animals to return nutrients to the soil. 2 An organism that makes their own food through photosynthesis & provides food for primary consumers 3 An organism that cannot produce its own food, so it must consume other organisms. 4 Organism that eats both plants & animals. 5 An organism that eats the producers within the ecosystem. 6 Organism that eats only other animals. 7 Organism that eats primary consumers. 8 Organism that consumes only plants 9 Any organism hat produces its own food. 10 Organisms that eat secondary consumers, usually "top predators" Decomposer/Detrivore Autotroph Herbivore Primary Consumer Omnivore Heterotroph Producers Secondary Consumer Carnivore Tertiary Consumers