Food Chains and Food Webs

All food chains begin with . . .

• the sun

• the trees

• the air

• the animals

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Food chains show . . .

• how animals blend in with their surroundings.

• how living things get food and nutrients, and how energy is passed from creature to creature.

• how plants make oxygen.

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Which are examples of decomposers?

• mushrooms, crickets, and mold

• worms, mushrooms, and grasshoppers

• mushrooms, fungi, and worms

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What is the function of decomposers?

• collect sunlight

• blend in with its surroundings

• break down dead plants and animals

• provide oxygen

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What is the function of the roots of a plant?

• keep the plant anchored in the ground

• collect sunlight

• make oxygen

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What is the function of the stem of the plant?

• collect sunlight

• carry water from the roots to the leaves

• produce seeds

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What is the function of the leaves of the plant?

• anchor the plant into the ground

• produce fruit

• make seeds

• collect sunlight and use water and carbon dioxide to make oxygen

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What is the function of flowers?

• collect sunlight

• produce fruit and seeds

• look and smell pretty

• collect water and air

What is mimicry?

• breaking down dead plants and animals

• blending in with surroundings

• animals that eat only plants

• copying what organisms look like, sound like, or act like

When an animal blends in with its surroundings, it's called . .

• mimicry

• camouflage

• producers

• decomposers