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