Ecology - Feeding Relationships

Which groups describes only decomposers?

• spiders, fungi, grass

• ladybug, deer, duck

• worm, trees, sunflower

• fungi, bacteria, and worms

An organism that makes its own food is called a(n):

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• omnivore

• herbivore

An organism that must "eat" another organism for its food is called a(n):

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• producer

• phytoplankton

Which two words mean the same thing?

• producer & heterotroph

• producer & autotroph

• producer & decomposer

Which two words mean the same thing?

• consumer & heterotroph

• producer & heterotroph

• autotroph & heterotroph

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are plants called in a food chain?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Scavengers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What are animals called in a food chain?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Plants

What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?

• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
• Organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1