Food Chains

Another word for a living thing is a:

• animal

• organism

• plant

• community

What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant

• Sun

• Deer

• Wolf

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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

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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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Which type of consumer eats plants only?

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Scavengers

Which type of consumer eats meat only?

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores