Ohio 5th grade life-science test review

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What is the primary source of food for almost any type of organism?

Back

The sun.

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What do we call an organism that eats both plants and animals?

Back

An omnivore.

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What type of consumer is an herbivore?

Back

A first-level consumer.

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What do plants need to perform photosynthesis?

Back

Sun's energy.

Front

What happens to grasshoppers if frogs become extinct in a food chain?

Back

The grasshoppers will increase.

Front

What is photosynthesis?

Back

The process by which plants use sunlight to make food.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

An organism that makes its own food, usually plants.

Front

What is a consumer?

Back

An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Back

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is a food chain?

Back

A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.