Food Chain

The way energy is passed from one organism to another

• food chain
• energy
• extinct
• habitat

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Examples of a producer

• frog
• algae
• worm
• mouse

Example of a consumer

• worm
• bacteria
• mushroom
• hawk

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Example of a decomposer

• fungus
• mouse
• plants
• frogs

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Which best describes what a food chain shows you?

• Energy flow through an ecosystem
• Food flowing through an ecosystem
• Consumers going into other consumers
• Who eats who

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What are plants called in a food chain?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Scavengers

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What are animals called in a food chain?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Plants

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

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What is the role of a producer?

• Use sunlight to make food
• Gain energy from eating other organisms
• Keep other species from overpopulating
• Breaking down dead stuff 

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food
• Eat other organisms to gain energy
• Make the food for the whole food chain
• Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

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