Food Chains/Webs

An ________ eats both plants and animals.

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• producer

A ______________ eats mainly other animals.

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

A ____________ breaks down dead or decaying organisms and recycles nutrients.

• consumer
• producer
• decomposer
• omnivore

A(n) ________________ eats mainly plants.

• producer
• carnivore
• herbivore
• omnivore

An animal that hunts for its food is called a

• prey
• predator
• producer
• decomposer

An animal that is hunted for food is called a

• predator
• prey
• consumer
• decomposer

A _____________ shows how energy flows from one organism to another.

• life cycle
• ecosystem
• food chain
• life span

An organism that makes its own food for energy

• consumer
• predator
• prey
• producer

What is the role of a tree in a food chain?

• It breaks down wastes and dead organisms
• It uses the sun's energy to make food.
• It eats other organisms.
• It cannot make its own food.

All food chains begin with the
__________.

• animals
• decomposer
• plants
• sun