Chapter 4 Test

Example of a decomposer

• fungus
• mouse
• plants
• frogs

A tree is a ....

• composer
• decomposer
• producer

What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• prey

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

• ecosystem
• food web
• environment
• population

An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a 

• predator
• prey
• population

An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a 

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• autotroph

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

• cricket
• grasshopper
• frog
• snake

Where do all life forms get their energy?

• Earth's Core
• Water
• Plants
• The Sun

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.