Science Review Questions #1-16

What do we call the process by which plants produce their own food?

• refraction

• precipitation

• photosynthesis

• velocity

During photosynthesis ___________________ energy from the sun is converted to ___________________ energy by plants.

• light; chemical

• solar; nuclear

• potential; kinetic

In a food web, organisms that have the ability to produce their own food are called what?

• consumers

• decomposers

• producers

• scavengers

In a food web, organisms that have to go out and find food for energy are called what?

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• ecosystems

In a food web, what type of consumer are humans considered to be?

• decomposer

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

In a food web, what do we call consumers who eat only plants?

• omnivores

• herbivores

• carnivores

In a food web, what do we call consumers who eat only meat?

• omnivores

• herbivores

• carnivores

What do plants use out of the air to produce their own food?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• hydrogen

What in the leaves gives plants their green color?

• photosynthesis

• pollen

• glucose

• chlorophyll

Where does a plant get the energy to change water, minerals, CO2, and chlorophyll into food?

• soil

• the sun

• fertilizer

• pollen