Energy in Ecosystems

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 the organisms that break down dead stuff?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Organisms

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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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Which type of consumer eats plants only?

• Herbivores
• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Scavengers

Which type of consumer eats meat only?

• Producers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Omnivores

Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?

• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Omnivores
• Plants

Which type of consumer is always a first consumer?

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore
• Producer

All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n):

• ecosystem
• house
• community
• mountain

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