SC.4.L.17.2

Which of these statements is TRUE about how living things get food?

• Producers eat consumers
• Producers eat other producers
• Consumers eat only consumers
• Consumers eat producers or other consumers

Which kind of animal eats only other animals?

• an omnivore
• a herbivore
• a carnivore
• a producer

What do plants use as food to live and grow?

• carbon dioxide
• sugar
• sunlight
• leaves

Living things that get energy by eating other living things are called

• decomposers
• producers
• algae
• consumers

Which is a producer?

• palm tree
• manatee
• leopard frog
• black bear

In an aquarium there are fish, rocks, a turtle, snails, and plants. Which word describes the plant?

• consumer
• decomposer
• herbivore
• producer

Mary has plants in her house. She waters them every other day and keeps them by the window to get sunlight. Why do the plants need sunlight?

• to stay dry
• to stay warm
• to make food
• to break down soil

Deer get energy from eating plants. Which word describes a deer?

• consumer
• decomposer
• predator
• producer

In a compost pile an earthworm eats the dead plants and scraps. Which word describes the earthworm?

• carnivore
• decomposer
• producer
• consumer

Which animal is a carnivore?

• chipmunk
• field mouse
• snake
• rabbit